Julie Orringer’s short stories in How
to Breathe Underwater are all about girls and young women and their struggles
with growing up and accepting their lots in life. In one a teen helps her girl friend avoid
making a mistake with a boy with whom they have both had a relationship. In another a girl comes to term with the fact
that she was present when her older brother’s girl friend died, and the
aftermath of his feelings.
In a couple stories the young girls
are observing their parents as they deal with death, illness and
disappointment. Orringer’s writing is
clean, and a pleasure to read. I would
recommend this book.
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