Blackberry Winter

Jio, Sarah

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19,251 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 1611735599 ISBN 13: 9781611735598

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2012

Seattle 1933. Single mother Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son Daniel good night and leaves to work the night shift at a local hotel. She emerges to discover that a May Day snow has blanketed the city -- and that her little boy has disappeared.

Seattle 2010. Claire Aldridge, a Seattle Herald reporter, is assigned to cover the May 1 “blackberry winter” storm. While researching the phenomenon, interwoven accounts of the unsolved abduction spark her reporter's curiosity, and she pursues her own investigation. Determined to get to the truth of what happened to little Daniel, her investigation will link her to Vera in a completely unanticipated way.

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Review:

Praise for "The Violets of March"
Library Journal Best of 2011: Core Fiction
"Feed the kids "before" you settle in with journalist Sarah Jio's engrossing first novel, "The Violets of March." This mystery-slash-love story will have you racing to the end--cries of 'Mom, I'm hungry!' be damned." - "Redbook"
"A gem . . . True escape fiction that can take you away." - WGBH-TV
"Mix a love story, history, and a mystery and what takes root? "The Violets of March, "a novel that reminds us how the past comes back to haunt us, and packs great surprises along the way." - Jodi Picoult
Praise for "The Bungalow"
Pulpwood Queens Book Club, Official Selection 2012
"A heartfelt, engaging love story set against the fascinating backdrop of the War in the Pacific." - Kristin Hannah, author of "Home Front"
"Unabashedly romantic . . . thanks to Jio's deft handling of her plot and characters. Fans of Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this gentle historical love story." - "Library Journal"
Praise for "The Violets of March"
Library Journal Best of 2011: Core Fiction
"Feed the kids "before" you settle in with journalist Sarah Jio's engrossing first novel, "The Violets of March." This mystery-slash-love story will have you racing to the end--cries of 'Mom, I'm hungry!' be damned." - "Redbook"
"A gem . . . True escape fiction that can take you away." - WGBH-TV
Praise for "The Bungalow"
Pulpwood Queens Book Club, Official Selection 2012
"A heartfelt, engaging love story set against the fascinating backdrop of the War in the Pacific." - Kristin Hannah, author of "Home Front"
"Unabashedly romantic . . . thanks to Jio's deft handling of her plot and characters. Fans of Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this gentle historical love story." - "Library Journal"
Praise for Sarah Jio and her novels:
Jio has become one of the most-read women in America. "Woman s World" (on "Morning Glory")
Delightful and uplifting. "Historical Novel Society" (on "Goodnight June")
Linger[s] long after the last page. "Romantic Times" (on "The Last Camellia")
Eminently readable . . . a tribute to family and forgiveness. --"Booklist" (on "Goodnight June")
Terrific compelling an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance. "Real Simple" (on "Blackberry Winter")

Praise for "The Bungalow"Pulpwood Queens Book Club, Official Selection 2012 A heartfelt, engaging love story set against the fascinating backdrop of the War in the Pacific. - Kristin Hannah, author of "Home Front" Unabashedly romantic . . . thanks to Jio s deft handling of her plot and characters. Fans of Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this gentle historical love story. - "Library Journal""

Terrific compelling an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance. Real Simple

"A fascinating exploration of love, loss, scandal, and redemption." Publishers Weekly
Praise for Sarah Jio and her novels:
Jio has become one of the most-read women in America. Woman s World (on Morning Glory)
Delightful and uplifting. Historical Novel Society (on Goodnight June)
Linger[s] long after the last page. Romantic Times (on The Last Camellia)
Eminently readable . . . a tribute to family and forgiveness. Booklist (on Goodnight June)"

"Terrific ... compelling ... an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance."--Real Simple

"A fascinating exploration of love, loss, scandal, and redemption."--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Sarah Jio and her novels:

"Jio has become one of the most-read women in America."--Woman's World (on Morning Glory)

"Delightful and uplifting."--Historical Novel Society (on Goodnight June)

"Linger[s] long after the last page."--Romantic Times (on The Last Camellia)

"Eminently readable . . . a tribute to family and forgiveness."--Booklist (on Goodnight June)

About the Author:

Sarah Jio is the #1 international, New York Times, and USA Today bestselling author of eight novels. She is also a longtime journalist who has contributed to Glamour, The New York Times, Redbook, Real Simple, O: The Oprah Magazine, Cooking Light, Woman's Day, Marie Claire, Self, and many other outlets, including NPR's Morning Edition, appearing as a commentator. Jio lives in Seattle with her three young boys.

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