New York Times bestselling author Sarah Jio imagines life on Boat Street, a floating community on Seattle’s Lake Union—home to people of artistic spirit who for decades protect the dark secret of one startling night in 1959.
Fleeing an East Coast life marred by tragedy, Ada Santorini takes up residence on houseboat number seven on Boat Street. She discovers a trunk left behind by Penny Wentworth, a young newlywed who lived on the boat half a century earlier. Ada longs to know her predecessor’s fate, but little suspects that Penny’s mysterious past and her own clouded future are destined to converge
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
November 26th 2013
by Plume
Terri's Thoughts
This book has been sitting on my to be read shelf for a really long time. I am finally getting around to shrinking this shelf. I believe I have now read all or the majority of Jio's work with the completion of this book.
This story delivered exactly what I would expect from this author. Featuring two stories, one in present day and one in the past Of course the two are interconnected as Ada tries to figure out what happened to Penny on that fateful night in 1959.
For me, Sarah Jio has a way of writing that seems to simplify the story and you can easily get through her stories This one was no different. What I like about this one, is that although the reader eventually discovers all of the events that occurred, the characters in the story do not get the full details. As in real life, everything doesn't always get wrapped up in a nice little bow.
Normally I prefer the story that takes place in the past. in this case I equally enjoyed both. I was cheering for both Ada and Penny. What I also enjoyed was that the story of the past was not so long ago that all of the characters would be dead. This kept me wondering if any of the key players were still around.
This was a solid read that I enjoyed. You can tell that the book has been around for a while with some of the references such as myspace (does this even exist anymore?) however no worries, it doesn't impact the story. I am anxiously awaiting something new from Jio as I have now completed her library of work.
About the Author
Sarah Jio is the New York Times bestselling author of ALWAYS, published by Random House (Ballantine), as well as seven other novels from Penguin Books, including, THE VIOLETS OF MARCH, THE BUNGALOW, BLACKBERRY WINTER, THE LAST CAMELLIA, MORNING GLORY, GOODNIGHT JUNE, and THE LOOK OF LOVE. Sarah is also a journalist who has contributed to The New York Times, Glamour, O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, SELF, Real Simple, Fitness, Marie Claire, and many others. She has appeared as a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition. Her novels are translated into more than 25 languages. Sarah lives in Seattle with her three young boys.
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