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Blackberry Winter - by Sarah Jio (Paperback)

Blackberry Winter - by  Sarah Jio (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Seattle, 1933. Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son good night and reluctantly leaves for work on the night shift. In the morning, a heavy snow is falling. Vera rushes home to wake her son, but his bed is empty.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>***THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER*** <p/>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Always </i>and <i>The Violets of March </i>comes an emotional story of a dreadful storm, a missing child cold case, and a determined reporter who just may have a stronger connection with the past than she realizes.</b> <p/><b>Seattle, 1933. </b>Single mother Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son 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 facedown on an icy street, the snow covering up any trace of his tracks--or the perpetrator's. <p/><b>Seattle, 2010.</b> 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 linked in unexpected ways. <p/>Sarah Jio burst onto the fiction scene with two sensational novels--<i>The Violets of March</i> and <i>The Bungalow</i>. With <i>Blackberry Winter--</i>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>Blackberry Water </i></b> <p/>"Terrific...compelling...an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance."--<i>Real Simple</i> <p/>A fascinating exploration of love, loss, scandal, and redemption.--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/><b>Praise for Sarah Jio and her novels: </b> <p/>"Jio has become one of the most-read women in America."--<i>Woman's World</i> (on <i>Morning Glory</i>) <p/>"Delightful and uplifting."--<i>Historical Novel Society</i> (on <i>Goodnight June</i>) <p/>"Linger[s] long after the last page."--<i>Romantic Times</i> (on <i>The Last Camellia</i>) <p/>"Eminently readable...a tribute to family and forgiveness."--<i>Booklist</i> (on <i>Goodnight June</i>)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sarah Jio </b>is the #1 international, <i>New York Times, </i> and <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of eight novels. She is also a longtime journalist who has contributed to <i>Glamour, The New York Times, Redbook, Real Simple, O: The Oprah Magazine, Cooking Light, Woman's Day, Marie Claire, Self</i>, and many other outlets, including NPR's <i>Morning Edition, </i> appearing as a commentator. Jio lives in Seattle with her three young boys.

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