Going underground cover

Going underground

by Karen Van Der Zee

How could she trust her own feelings? Beth, talented art director for a high-pressure Washington advertising agency, suffered a nervous breakdown. For someone raised on ambition and competition, her loss of control was a devastating blow. To escape the pressures, she agreed to help out single parent Reid McShane by temporarily caring for his young son on Reid's farm in Virginia. She had every intention of returning in triumph to her chosen profession once her strength was restored. But when she started falling in love with Reid, her choices became less clear, and she felt weaker than ever.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?