In the summer of 1942, twenty-one-year-old Anne Calloway, newly engaged, sets off to serve in the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific island of Bora-Bora. The Bungalow is a standalone novel by Sarah Jio. Researching her next book, Emily discovers a red velvet diary, dated 1943, whose contents reveal startling connections to her own life So when her great-aunt Bee invites her to spend the month of March on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, Emily accepts, longing to be healed by the sea. Ten years later, the tide has turned on Emily’s good fortune. Even though she was only in her twenties, Emily Wilson was on top of the world: she had written a bestselling novel, a husband plucked from the pages of GQ, and a one-way ticket to the perfect life. Sarah Jio Synopses: The Violets of March is a standalone title by Sarah Jio. If You Like Sarah Jio Books, You’ll Love… Note: Grand Central also has stories by Melanie Benjamin, Jenna Blum, Amanda Hodgkinson, Pam Jenoff, Kristina McMorris, Alyson Richman, Erika Robuck and Karen White.
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