Under Currents

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author,a novel about the power of family to harmΓÇöand to heal. Within the walls of a tastefulperfectly kept house in North CarolinaΓÇÖs Blue Ridge Mountainsyoung Zane Bigelow feels like a prisoner of war. StrangersΓÇöand even ZaneΓÇÖs own aunt across the lakeΓÇösee his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wifemaking appearances at their childrenΓÇÖs ballet recitals and baseball games. Zane and his sister know the truth: There is something terribly wrong. As his fatherΓÇÖs violentcontrolling ragesΓÇöand his motherΓÇÖs complicityΓÇöbecome more and more oppressiveZane counts the yearsmonthsdays until he can escape. He looks out for little Brittwarning her Be smart. Be careful. In fear for his very lifehe plays along with the insidious lie that everything is finewhile scribbling his real thoughts in a secret journal he must carefully hide away. When one brutalshattering night finally reveals cracks in the fa├ºadeZane begins to understand that some people are willing to face the trutheven when it hurts. As he grows into manhood and builds a new kind of familyhe will find that while the darkness of his past may always shadow himit will also show him what is necessary for good to triumphΓÇöand give him strength to draw on when he once again must stand up and defend himself and the ones he loves…