Sandra Ciaramitaro
A novel by Sandra Ciaramitaro

Beneath
the Unseen

The quiet ways we shape one another.

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The story

How do we measure a life?

Adult literary / book club fiction

An obituary writer begins to question what belongs in the story of a life—and what happens to the parts no one sees.

As her search deepens, its ripples reach her daughter and granddaughter. Across generations and places, Beneath the Unseen explores the connections that endure, the choices that echo, and the lives we touch without knowing it.

From Detroit to Tuscany, Jaipur, and Kyoto, the novel follows the quiet influence people have on one another.

Inside the novel

What remains beneath the surface

What makes a life meaningful?

An obituary can record a name, a date, and a list of milestones. This story asks what a formal record might miss.

About the author

Sandra Ciaramitaro

Portrait of Sandra Ciaramitaro

Sandra Ciaramitaro is a Michigan-based author and educator with a Master of Arts degree from the University of Detroit Mercy. She has taught morality, ethics, and social justice courses at private high schools, experiences that continue to shape her writing and interest in human connection, compassion, and the quiet ways people influence one another’s lives.

She is also the creator of The Good Eggs, a children’s book series and educational platform centered on kindness and social-emotional learning.

Beneath the Unseen is her first adult novel.