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BOOK CLUB

 

Undercover Book Club meets approximately once every four to six weeks. The meetings take place Tuesdays from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the bookstore. Our members receive 10% off the current book club title when purchased at Undercover. Once a member, we'll let you know each month what the current book is and the date of the meeting. You can also visit our Facebook and Instagram Page for more Book Club Event Information.

Undercover welcomes other book clubs to order books with us!

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August’S Selection


The Names by Florence Knapp (2025)

the Names by| Florence knapp

The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates...

Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of Cora's and her young son's lives, shaped by her choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities of autonomy and healing.

With exceptional sensitivity and depth, Knapp draws us into the story of one family, told through a prism of what-ifs, causing us to consider the "one . . . precious life" we are given. The book’s brilliantly imaginative structure, propulsive storytelling, and emotional, gut-wrenching power are certain to make The Names a modern classic.

Our Book Club will meet Tuesday, August 19th at 6pm. 

The Letter Carrier by Francesca Giannone (2025)

July’s selection: The Letter Carrier by| francesca Giannone

What would happen if you finally met your soul mate - but they were married to someone else?

THE SWEEPING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER


'Ambition, forbidden love and great longing... A magnificent storyteller' ADRIANA TRIGIANI

Salento, Italy, June 1934. A coach stops in the main square of Lizzanello, a tight-knit village where everyone knows each other. A couple gets The man, Carlo, a child of the South, is happy to be back home after a long time away; the woman, Anna his wife, is a stranger from the North. Carlo's brother is there to meet them, and he and everyone else can't help but notice that Anna is as beautiful as a Greek statue. But Anna is not like the other wives. She doesn't gossip or attend church. She reads books no one else has ever heard of. She even wears pants, just like a man, and thinks a woman should have rights just like a man. There aren't many options for a woman with Anna's sensibilities, so when she learns that the post office is hiring, she leaps at the opportunity.

A female letter carrier? It is unthinkable.
But Anna soon becomes the invisible thread connecting the town as she delivers letters between clandestine lovers, families waiting to hear news of loved ones away at war, even helping those who can't read. But for some in Lizzanello, letters come too little and too late. The seamstress, who was Carlo's first love, can't help but look at Anna as having taken her rightful place. Carlo's niece has put herself in a loveless marriage after an impetuous act of jealousy. And Carlo and his brother find themselves trying to cover up a recently unearthed surprise that could shatter all of their lives.

'Transportive, poignant, lush... Giannone brings the sun-soaked vineyards of southern Italy to life. At the beating heart of it all is Anna, the rule-breaking, big-hearted letter carrier' JULIET GRAMES