Readers’ Comments - Underwater Dreams

A moving account of a Greek girl's passage from village life in the Peloponnesus, to marriage and family in northern Wisconsin. A perceptive look into a close knit Greek immigrant family's rise in America, focusing on their middle son's life and unique experience as an anesthesiologist. Pride and solidarity of family are central to the novel, sometimes at jarring odds with the surrounding American scene. There are unexpected twists to the story, and its startling ending catches one unawares.
— Melvin Bobick, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of New Hampshire

James Rouman, in the tradition of celebrated physician authors, shares a marvelous story of the triumphs and tragedies of two generations of a Greek immigrant family as it pursues the American Dream. By creating a densely rich tapestry, the author transports one from early twentieth century Greece, through Europe and on to the desolation of Northern Wisconsin. Elements of hope and sadness merge to create an ending the reader will long remember.
— Paul Barash, M.D. Attending Anesthesiologist, Yale New Haven Hospital