As a reporter for the Seattle Herald, Claire Aldridge will
stop at nothing in order to get the job done. Now if only
she could figure out how to make use of that tenacity to
resolve the issues in her marriage. Married to Ethan
Kensington, the managing editor of the newspaper, their
relationship is more than just a union between two lovers.
it's a balancing act between business and pleasure which has
become a very challenging situation for both to handle.
Back in 1933, single mom Vera Ray experiences many of the
same insecurities in her personal relationships as Claire.
Rearing a three-year-old boy during the Great Depression is
harrowing, especially having to leave him alone while
working the night shift at a grand hotel. One evening in May,
an unforeseen late-season snow storm blankets the city. Upon
VEra's return from work, she discovers her son Daniel is
missing.
May 2011, an unseasonal winter storm hits Seattle and Claire
has been assigned to cover this blackberry winter
phenomenon. Thankful for the diversion from her personal
woes, Claire jumps in focusing her energy on this amazing
topic. While researching the piece, the story of Daniel
Ray's unsolved abduction comes across Claire's desk. Feeling
a mysterious connection to Vera Ray, she vows to find the
truth behind baby Daniel's disappearance.
Blackberry Winter is the third novel by the superbly
talented writer Sarah Jio. Her gift of adeptly connecting
the past with the present to create such a poignant story
sets her apart as a truly noteworthy author. By sharing her
own personal story in the Author's Notes, divulging to her
readers the meaning of Blackberry Winter, as she forges an
everlasting bond between her tale and this uncommon weather
event. Just like the rarity of a spring snow storm, a novel
such as this only comes along once in a lifetime.
From acclaimed novelist Sarah Jio (The Bungalow, The Violets
of March) a new “mystery-slash-love story [that] will have
you racing to the end”
Seattle, 1933. Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son,
Daniel, goodnight and reluctantly leaves for work. She hates
the nightshift, 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 Times
reporter, Claire Hanson, 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.
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