Eva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Sarah Sawyer, author of The Undercurrent, about power in girlhood, mystical physicality in motherhood and secrets unravelled. Sarah also leaves us with a wise warning from her own mother: beware of life events that involve women throwing parties.
Sarah Sawyer's debut novel was touted by Gillian Flynn as "A mystery of remarkable scope, bristling with intelligence, beauty, and humanity. It is, quite simply: stunning." The Undercurrent (Zibby Books 2024) tells the story of an overwhelmed new mother who becomes obsessed with the unsolved disappearance of a young girl from her small Texas hometown―and unearths her own family’s dark secret. Told in multiple perspectives with two different timelines, it is a gripping portrait of motherhood, obsession, broken family bonds, and buried secrets.
A graduate of Amherst College and the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College, Sawyer teaches English at a boarding school in Western Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and two children.
Author Website: https://www.sarahsawyerauthor.com/
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