Blackberry winter A Novel

In 2011, Sarah Jio burst onto the fiction scene with two sensational novels -- The Violets of March and The Bungalow. With Blackberry Winter -- taking its title from a late-season, cold-weather phenomenon -- Jio continues her rich exploration of the ways personal connections can transcend the bounda...

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Main Author: Jio, Sarah
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Language:English
Published: 2012.
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Summary:In 2011, Sarah Jio burst onto the fiction scene with two sensational novels -- The Violets of March and The Bungalow. With Blackberry Winter -- taking its title from a late-season, cold-weather phenomenon -- Jio continues her rich exploration of the ways personal connections can transcend the boundaries of time. Seattle, 1933. Single mother Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, goodnight and departs 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 son has vanished. Outside, she finds his beloved teddy bear lying face-down on an icy street, the snow covering up any trace of his tracks, or the perpetrator's.Seattle, 2010. Seattle Herald reporter Claire Aldridge, assigned to cover the May 1 "blackberry winter" storm and its twin, learns of the unsolved abduction and vows to unearth the truth. In the process, she finds that she and Vera may be...
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ISBN:9781101603499
Author Notes: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.