Blackberry Winter

Name: Blackberry Winter
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Sarah Jio
ISBN: 9781469217369

Author: Sarah Jio

Narrator: Tara Sands

Unabridged: 10 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 09/25/2012

Categories: Fiction, Women

Synopsis

Seattle, 1933. Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, good night and reluctantly leaves for work. She hates the night shift, but it’s the only way she can earn enough to keep destitution at bay. In the morning — even though it’s the second of May — a heavy snow is falling. Vera rushes to wake Daniel, but his bed is empty. His teddy bear lies outside in the snow. Seattle, present day. On the second of May, Seattle Herald reporter Claire Aldridge awakens to another late-season snowstorm. Assigned to cover this “blackberry winter” and its predecessor decades earlier, Claire learns of Daniel’s unsolved abduction and vows to unearth the truth — only to discover that she and Vera are linked in unexpected ways.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 09, 2012

This is a very special novel to me. I dedicated it to my three young sons, and to mothers everywhere who have lost children. I hope you will enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it! xo......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on July 11, 2023

When a late spring snowstorm (called a blackberry winter) hits Seattle in May 2010, Claire Aldridge - a feature writer for the Seattle Herald - is asked to write a story comparing the whiteout to a similar event that occurred in May 1933. After researching the historical storm Claire decides to focu......more

Goodreads review by Tina on August 14, 2017

I couldn't put this book down...really pulled at the heartstrings. This is one of my favourite story telling formats. The story goes back and forth in time to present day. In May of 1933, a boy goes missing in a freak snowstorm in Seattle. In present day Seattle there is another freak snowstorm in M......more

Goodreads review by Roxanne on June 23, 2017

This book was abysmal! The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars instead of one is because I actually read to the end - I'll save the 1 star rating for books I don't finish. Let's start off with what initially attracted me to "Blackberry Winter". I love the cover, and the blurb on the back sounded inter......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on November 03, 2012

While other readers will probably enjoy the story it just wasn't my cup of tea. I felt that the characters were somewhat one dimensional and I felt no rapport with any of them. I think if more back story had been given I might have been more intrigued. In some instances I felt that the characters re......more