The Violets of March

Posted on 09 September 2017 by Sarah Jio

A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2011A heartbroken woman stumbled upon a diary and steps into the life of its anonymous author In her twenties, Emily Wilson was on top of the world she had a bestselling novel, a husband plucked from the pages of GQ, and a one way ticket to happily ever after Ten years later, the tide has turned on Emily s good fortune 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 Researching her next book, Emily discovers a red velvet diary, dated 1943, whose contents reveal startling connections to her own life A mesmerizing debut with an idyllic setting and intriguing dual story line, The Violets of March announces Sarah Jio as a writer to watch. New Read [ The Violets of March ] author [ Sarah Jio ] – kino-fada.fr I wrote this book, so I m allowed to love it like my firstborn, right Thank you, everyone, for reading and sharing your comments.First off, the story sounds familiar recent divorcee goes away to recover Having just signed divorce papers, when she arrives at her great aunt s place, she gets two dates within about 48 hours of arriving I don t know if someone who is still shocked by a divorce would jump into dating quite so soon Second, there were too many characters whose names begin with the letter E Emily and Evelyn are alive Elliot and Esther are in the diary Emily finds And at least one of these people is still al First off, the story sounds familiar recent divorcee goes away to recover Having just signed divorce papers, when she arrives at her great aunt s place, she gets two dates within about 48 hours of arriving I don t know if someone who is still shocked by a divorce would jump into dating quite so soon Second, there were too many characters whose names begin with the l...am an avid reader I love to read I love to read all sorts of genres I have been asked over the years, what is your favorite book, well I don t have one There are just too many good ones out there But from now on I have an answer I will from now on answer, The Violets of March by Sarah Jio Emily Wilson had it all Married to a GQ handsome hubby, bestselling author her life was picture perfect Suddenly, it was all over Her husband leaves her for anoth am an avid reader I love to read I love to read all sorts of genres I have been asked over the years, what is your favorite book, well I don t have one There are just too many good ones out there But from now on I have an answer I will from now on answer, The Violets of March by Sarah Jio Emily Wilson had it all Married to a GQ handsome hubby, bestselling author her life was picture perfect Suddenly, it was all over Her husband leaves her for another woman and her best seller writing career is going know where because she has writers block Where can she go She decides to go back to one of her favorite places in the world, Bainbridge Is...SPOILERSI am 96% finished with this book per the Kindle app and I m not sureif I can finish I started skimming the review just below this and absolutely agree with the forst paragraph about jumping into dating ALL of the characters were so superficial I never cared for any of them A HUGE pet peeve of mine is when people fall in love, or find someone amazing, and I don t know why The writing just felt so rushed and insi...This book was okay It was very light and easy to read It certainly held my interest I wanted to keep reading to find out the answer to the mystery, and I ended up finishing it in two days It was neatly plotted, with all the loose ends tied up at the end, and the atmosphere of the island was very well drawn.The book suffered from a flaw that bothers me in a lot of women s literature, though the main character is essentially passive Things just happen to her She s got writer s block, here h This book was okay It was very light and easy to read It certainly held my interest I wanted to keep reading to find out the answer to the mystery, and I ended up finishing it in two...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Ever since I ve discovered the joys of reading self published works by multiple talented authors on , it is extremely rare that I purchase a book forthan 7.99 Having just finished Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio, I was excited to readof her novels At the end of Blackberry Winter, there were a couple chapters, a sneak preview, of Violets of March After reading a bit of it, I decided to venture ontoand was a taken aback by the price 12.99 Gulp I hadn t paid Ever since I ve discovered the joys of reading self published works by multiple talented authors on , it is extremely rare tha...You know how your facebook friends post the most annoying crap and you keep telling yourself you re gonna block them so you don t have to see their fucking pointless updates but you never do because deep down, even though it s twisted and you hate yourself for it you like those vapid, poorly written posts because they make you feel superior That s exactly what this book is like It s not good No It s not It s badly written chick lit and the main character is a hopeless idiot But I ll be god You know how your facebook friends post the most annoying crap and you keep telling yourself you re gonna block them so you don t have to see their fucking pointless updates but you never do because deep down, even though it s twisted and you hate yourself for it you like those vapid, poorly written posts because they make you feel superior That s exactly what this book is like It s not good No It s not It s badly written chick lit an...The Violets of March is a standalone, women s fiction novel written by Sarah Jio This novel offers three interweaving storylines one from present day, a historical story from a 1940 s diary, and one that is reference from a novel published in 1930 Years of Grace All the storylines reflect each other in some way or another and this setup created many characters and plots to keep track of Although I found this challenging at times, I thought it was wor...The characters are flat and boring, the dialogue is mind numbing, like when you overhear a conversation in public and it s the stupidest conversation you ve ever heard and you just want the people to stop talking It was trite, cliche, with no depth to it at all There were little things through out that bugged me, like when she described her aunt, an 80 year old woman as barreling out of a car on page 21 I know some pretty spry octogenarians and none of them barrel Then there was the frie The characters are flat and boring, the dialogue is mind numbing, like when you overhear a conversation in public and it s the stupidest conversation you ve ever heard and you just want the people to stop talking It was trite, cliche, with no depth to it at all There were little things through out that bugged me, like when she described her aunt, an 80 year old woman as barreling out of a car on page 21 I know some pretty spry octogenarians and none of them barrel Then there was the friend who reveals early on that she has cancer, only 1 month or less to live, and hasn t revealed this fact to her best friend Again, I ve known people with cancer with only a month to live, and trust me, you can tell just by looking at them that they have cancer We are told over and over how amazing and wonderful Aunt Bee is, but it was never shown by Bee s actions or dialogue Most of the time Bee was refusing to speak or changing the subject to flowers or birds or something stup...There are many family secrets to be discovered at Aunt Bea s house on Bainbridge Island, to where Emily, an author, escapes when her husband leaves her for another woman A diary, or maybe the beginnings of a memoir or novel, is found in the nightstand and while Emily is telling us her story, she is also reading us the diary, and oftentimes the present emulates the past Sometimes a little too conveniently or too pat And it is so frustrating when you know the characters are on the verge of a b There are many family secrets to be discovered at Aunt Bea s house on Bainbridge Island, to where Emily, an author, escapes when her husband leaves her for another woman A diary, or maybe th...

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09 September 2017

Sarah Jio