{"product_id":"the-undercurrent-9781958506448","title":"The Undercurrent","description":"\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\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 Deecie Jeffries's missing person's case 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. Bee 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 in multiple perspectives with two different timelines, \u003ci\u003eThe Undercurrent\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping portrait of motherhood, obsession, broken family bonds, and buried secrets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zibby Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958506448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Sawyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576670875829,"sku":"9781958506448","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c4b9ebd0-406e-416c-ba39-4426a2e9549d.jpg?v=1724176289","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-undercurrent-9781958506448","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}