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A review by judithdcollins
Morning Glory by Sarah Jio
5.0
Morning Glory was my first book by Sarah Jio and looking forward to reading more of her books, as have added a number of them to my “must read list”!
Ah, where to start…..this book was so engaging! I was traveling from NC to South Florida (by car), with a 14 hour drive ahead of me with a few good audio books to keep me company. After finishing one on the first leg of the trip, I started Morning Glory on the return trip and finished it before my return. At first it seemed a little slow, and was not sure it would grab me; however, I urge readers to stay with it as within the next few chapters, I was hooked completely!
The setting was sooooo alluring, as I have spent a great deal of time in Seattle and Puget Sound and love the area, as so serene. The water is so perfect and have great memories there with two different special guys--definitely brought back a few as also dined at the space needle.
How fantastic ---the author was writing this book on a house boat which made it very special. Having spent time on a house boat in Mt Dora, FL (the New England of the South), can relate!
The main character, Ada was grieving and guilt ridden and leaves her successful career as a writer in the media travel business in NY, escaping to a houseboat for rent in Washington.
Little did she know the caring people she would meet and the surprises in store for her as she researches the past of this particular house boat she is renting and the Peyton Place (Boat Street).
She finds some items in a chest left behind and begins researching the woman who lived there in the 50s, which had gone missing years ago. Wow, was this a story in itself!
The book switches back and forth from Ada’s present day and her time on this house boat to Penny Wentworth's life on Boat Street years ago. The more Ada researches, the more she is intrigued by this woman’s life and the mystery surrounding her death.
Penny was a beautiful young woman who married a famous artist – older, good looking, Casanova, wealthy, and was never home. She was lonely and unfulfilled. She loves baking, romance, and sailing. However, never experiences this with her husband.
While her husband is away for long periods of time (supposedly at his studio in Pioneer Square or off traveling with women celebrities), Penny meets a boat builder named Colin and falls in love. Colin has a past and secrets as well.
However, she stays with her artist husband as a sense of security. She is pulled toward both men; and the night she plans her getaway – something happens. There is another mystery here with other players (will not spoil this).
Suspenseful, romantic, mysterious, and a true women’s historical fiction – the author does a magnificent job tying together all the players, their past, and stories for an inspiring, uplifting, and heartwarming story with lots of twists and turns and ones which will make you smile long after the book has ended! Just when you think it is ending, you will get another surprise before it ends in the epilogue. Outstanding!
Ah, where to start…..this book was so engaging! I was traveling from NC to South Florida (by car), with a 14 hour drive ahead of me with a few good audio books to keep me company. After finishing one on the first leg of the trip, I started Morning Glory on the return trip and finished it before my return. At first it seemed a little slow, and was not sure it would grab me; however, I urge readers to stay with it as within the next few chapters, I was hooked completely!
The setting was sooooo alluring, as I have spent a great deal of time in Seattle and Puget Sound and love the area, as so serene. The water is so perfect and have great memories there with two different special guys--definitely brought back a few as also dined at the space needle.
How fantastic ---the author was writing this book on a house boat which made it very special. Having spent time on a house boat in Mt Dora, FL (the New England of the South), can relate!
The main character, Ada was grieving and guilt ridden and leaves her successful career as a writer in the media travel business in NY, escaping to a houseboat for rent in Washington.
Little did she know the caring people she would meet and the surprises in store for her as she researches the past of this particular house boat she is renting and the Peyton Place (Boat Street).
She finds some items in a chest left behind and begins researching the woman who lived there in the 50s, which had gone missing years ago. Wow, was this a story in itself!
The book switches back and forth from Ada’s present day and her time on this house boat to Penny Wentworth's life on Boat Street years ago. The more Ada researches, the more she is intrigued by this woman’s life and the mystery surrounding her death.
Penny was a beautiful young woman who married a famous artist – older, good looking, Casanova, wealthy, and was never home. She was lonely and unfulfilled. She loves baking, romance, and sailing. However, never experiences this with her husband.
While her husband is away for long periods of time (supposedly at his studio in Pioneer Square or off traveling with women celebrities), Penny meets a boat builder named Colin and falls in love. Colin has a past and secrets as well.
However, she stays with her artist husband as a sense of security. She is pulled toward both men; and the night she plans her getaway – something happens. There is another mystery here with other players (will not spoil this).
Suspenseful, romantic, mysterious, and a true women’s historical fiction – the author does a magnificent job tying together all the players, their past, and stories for an inspiring, uplifting, and heartwarming story with lots of twists and turns and ones which will make you smile long after the book has ended! Just when you think it is ending, you will get another surprise before it ends in the epilogue. Outstanding!