Morning Glory, Sarah Jio
Morning Glory, Sarah Jio
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Morning Glory

Author: Sarah Jio

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/26/2013


Synopsis

In a Seattle houseboat community, the artistic spirit that has flourished since the 1950s may have ended one life yet saved another.On Seattle's Lake Union floats Boat Street. The farthest slip on the dock holds a houseboat sided with weathered cedar shingles and trailing morning glory, the white flowering vine whose loveliness is deceiving. In the 1950s, Penny, newly Mrs. Dexter Wentworth, takes up residence, dreaming of fulfillment as the muse to a successful local artist destined for national renown. In present day, Ada Santorini is drawn to the same floating home, hoping its gentle rocking will lull the pain of the personal tragedy that drove her from New York City. As Ada settles in, she discovers a trunk full of mementos of a radiant love affair that unfolded in Seattle’s most iconic locales. Neighbors reveal little about the past, only that the beautiful and mysterious Penny had a hold on all who knew her. The travel writer in Ada senses the journey of a lifetime. On Boat Street, Penny’s mysterious past and Ada’s own clouded future are destined to converge.

About Sarah Jio

Sarah Jio lives in Seattle with her husband, their three young children, and a golden retriever named Paisley.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 13, 2013

I wrote this novel while renting a houseboat in Seattle as my "office"--it was one of the most memorable times of my life. I hope you enjoy the characters as much as I enjoyed dreaming them up! xoxo......more

Goodreads review by Jen on November 20, 2013

Having read all of Sarah Jio's novels, I was super excited to win this through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. But as I was reading this novel, I couldn't help but think that with this, her fifth novel, Ms. Jio is following a formula for her novels: 1. Something bad/emotional happens to wo......more

Goodreads review by Майя on November 06, 2022

"Morning Glow" is built according to the usual template for Gio: two female destinies. in the same space, but separated by time, in this case half a century between 1959, where Penny lives and 2008 Ada. The scene is a marina with houseboats in Seattle. In the middle of the last century, a young Penn......more

Goodreads review by Cher 'N Books on March 25, 2016

2.5 stars - It was alright, an average book. Sigh. I love Sarah Jio's books. Sure, they're formulaic, but I love her recipe. Any time I pick up one of her books, it is easy to escape (most often to the Pacific NW, a favorite destination of mine), and her novels are warm and comforting reads. It's alw......more

Goodreads review by Justina on June 09, 2022

"Kiekviens žmogus, kiekvienas daiktas šiame gyvenime turi savo tikslą." Kaip buvau pasiilgusi Sarah Jio knygų, jos istorijos tokios jaukios ir šiltos. Skaitai ir atrodo gyveni kartu su knyga. ❤️......more