{"product_id":"the-undercurrent-paperback","title":"The Undercurrent - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A mystery of remarkable scope, bristling with intelligence, beauty, and humanity. It is, quite simply: stunning.\" --Gillian Flynn, author of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunning, achingly beautiful and gripping mystery. Full of page-turning suspense, intrigue, and secrets...I loved it.\" --Chris Whitaker, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Colors of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delve into a thrilling novel where dark secrets and hidden agendas intertwine, keeping you on the edge of your seat with every twist and turn.\" --E! Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Apple Books Best Debut of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn overwhelmed new mother becomes obsessed with the unsolved disappearance of a young girl from her small Texas hometown--and unearths her own family's dark secret.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's 2011 and the decades-old case of Deecie Jeffries's disappearance in Austin, Texas, is still cold. New mom Bee, struggling with postpartum depression, is living in Portland, Maine, having left Austin--and those memories--far behind. Until Leo, her childhood crush and her estranged twin Gus's best friend, suddenly resurfaces, drawing Bee back into their shared past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBee's predictable life is upended, pushing her to return to her childhood home and piece together a neighborhood's shattered history. She becomes consumed with a need to uncover the truth about Deecie's disappearance and what happened to the families who lived across the field from one another--Gus, Leo, and their mothers: Mary, a homemaker, whose only escape is the local community theater, and Diana, a serious academic dedicated to her studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTold from multiple perspectives and timelines, \u003ci\u003eThe Undercurrent\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping portrait of motherhood, broken family bonds, and buried secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e is an English teacher at a boarding school in western Massachusetts, where she finds endless humor and inspiration in her colleagues and students. She has held both the Joseph C. Mesics Instructorship and the Henry and Judith Zachs Faculty Chair. Sawyer is a graduate of Amherst College and the Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English, and she lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, with her family. \u003ci\u003eThe Undercurrent\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154307121215,"sku":"9781958506431","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/kd7tJQG9459781958506431.webp?v=1776955621","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-undercurrent-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}