The Underwood Tapes

A captivating and profoundly moving novel with hints of supernatural intrigue,blending We Were Liars and Your Name into a can’t-miss read for fans of You’ve Reached Sam. Thirty years agoGrace’s mom left her hometown of HermitageFlorida and never looked back–which is exactly why Grace thinks it’s the safest place to spend her summer now. Since her mom died in a car crashGrace has been desperate to get away from the memories and reminders of her loss. Spending the summer transcribing cassette tapes for the Hermitage Historical Society might be boringbut boring is just what Grace needs. Until she hears the voice of Jake Underwood–the boy who first recorded the cassette tapes back in 1992. When Grace realizes he can hear anything she recordsdespite thirty years of time between themthey strike up an impossible conversation through the tapes. But the past isn’t any simpler than the presentand a mystery has haunted Hermitage through the generations. In the 1970’sa hurricane made landfall and resulted in the tragic death of Jake’s uncle Charley. In a town as suffocatingly small as Hermitageit’s impossible not to notice how no one talks about that stormor Charleyand as the mystery unfurlsGrace can’t help but realize a worse truth: No one talks about Jake either. A beautifully written exploration of grief and what happens when untreated wounds bleed into future generationsThe Underwood Tapes is the perfect read for anyone in need of a goodcathartic cry.