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From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Jio comes a romantic, escapist novel following a young woman stuck in a time loop of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past that asks, "what if you had a chance to say 'yes' to the one who got away?"."An ingenious and heartfelt love story. I absolutely adored this novel " --Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling authorLena Westbrook, a perfectionist and workaholic, has carefully planned and orchestrated every detail of her life. So when her boyfriend of two years breaks up with her on the night she expects him to propose, she's heartbroken and confused. Lena flees to her beloved aunt's home on Seattle's picturesque Bainbridge Island to lick her wounds but when she awakens the next morning, she is shocked to find herself in Paris--in bed with a handsome French man who seems to think that Lena is his wife.From the elegant neighborhoods of Paris to the charming landscape of Kinsale, Ireland, to the sparkling skyline of New York City, and many other unexpected destinations in between, each time Lena awakens, she finds herself somewhere else with someone else. In each experience, she's given a glimpse of what life might have looked like had she chosen the "road not taken." And as she becomes more clear-sighted about her past decisions, Lena begins to wonder, were any of these former romantic encounters actually...significant?Enchanting and surprising, Insignificant Others is a lively, heartfelt novel that explores the relatable and resonant "what ifs" of life, but most especially, love.

From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Jio comes a romantic, escapist novel following a young woman stuck in a time loop of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past that asks, "what if you had a chance to say 'yes' to the one who got away?"."An ingenious and heartfelt love story. I absolutely adored this novel " --Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling authorLena Westbrook, a perfectionist and workaholic, has carefully planned and orchestrated every detail of her life. So when her boyfriend of two years breaks up with her on the night she expects him to propose, she's heartbroken and confused. Lena flees to her beloved aunt's home on Seattle's picturesque Bainbridge Island to lick her wounds but when she awakens the next morning, she is shocked to find herself in Paris--in bed with a handsome French man who seems to think that Lena is his wife.From the elegant neighborhoods of Paris to the charming landscape of Kinsale, Ireland, to the sparkling skyline of New York City, and many other unexpected destinations in between, each time Lena awakens, she finds herself somewhere else with someone else. In each experience, she's given a glimpse of what life might have looked like had she chosen the "road not taken." And as she becomes more clear-sighted about her past decisions, Lena begins to wonder, were any of these former romantic encounters actually...significant?Enchanting and surprising, Insignificant Others is a lively, heartfelt novel that explores the relatable and resonant "what ifs" of life, but most especially, love.

The New York Times bestselling author of Always and Blackberry Winter takes Goodnight Moon as inspiration for this remarkable story of friendship, love, and the mystery behind this beloved classic. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Songs) is an adored childhood classic, but its real origins are lost to history. In Goodnight June, Sarah Jio offers a suspenseful and heartfelt take on how the "great green room" might have come to be. June Andersen is professionally successful, but her personal life is marred by unhappiness. Unexpectedly, she is called to settle her great-aunt Ruby's estate and determine the fate of Bluebird Books, the children's bookstore Ruby founded in the 1940s. Amidst the store's papers, June stumbles upon letters between her great-aunt and the late Margaret Wise Brown--and steps into the pages of American literature.

Inspired by the classic song, this magical story from the New York Times bestselling author of Always and Blackberry Winter tells the tale of a woman with the unusual gift to see true love--but will she be able to find it for herself before it's too late? Born during a Christmas blizzard, Jane Williams receives a rare gift: the ability to see true love. In spite of her unique talent, Jane has emerged from an ailing childhood a lonely, hopeless romantic without love on her life. On her twenty-ninth birthday, a mysterious greeting card arrives. The card specifies that Jane must identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday--or face grave consequences. But when Jane at last falls for a science writer who doesn't believe in love, she fears that she may never accomplish her task--and that her loveless fate may be sealed... "Jio has become one of the most-read women in America."--Woman's World

The New York Times bestselling author of Always 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 in search of inspiration and new opportunities. When she discovers a trunk left behind by Penny Wentworth, a young newlywed who lived on the boat half a century earlier, she is immediately drawn into this long lost story. Ever-curious, Ada longs to know her predecessor's fate, but does not suspect that Penny's mysterious past and her own clouded future are destined to converge...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Always and Blackberry Winter, a heartbroken woman stumbles 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.

***THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** From the New York Times bestselling author of Always and The Violets of March comes an emotional story of a dreadful storm, a missing child cold case, and a determined reporter who just may have a stronger connection with the past than she realizes. Seattle, 1933. Single mother Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son goodnight and departs to work the night shift at a local hotel. She emerges to discover that a May Day snow has blanketed the city, and that her son has vanished. Outside, she finds his beloved teddy bear lying facedown on an icy street, the snow covering up any trace of his tracks--or the perpetrator's. Seattle, 2010. Seattle Herald reporter Claire Aldridge, assigned to cover the May 1 "blackberry winter" storm and its twin, learns of the unsolved abduction and vows to unearth the truth. In the process, she finds that she and Vera may be linked in unexpected ways. Sarah Jio burst onto the fiction scene with two sensational novels--The Violets of March and The Bungalow. With Blackberry Winter--taking its title from a late-season, cold-weather phenomenon--Jio continues her rich exploration of the ways personal connections can transcend the boundaries of time.

"Sarah Jio weaves past and present in this eminently readable novel about love, gratitude, and forgiveness. I tore through the pages "--New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline Two women are connected across time by the city of Paris, a mysterious stack of love letters, and shocking secrets sweeping from World War II to the present--for readers of Sarah's Key and The Nightingale. When Caroline wakes up in a Paris hospital with no memory of her past, she's confused to learn that for years she's lived a sad, reclusive life in a sprawling apartment on the rue Cler. Slowly regaining vague memories of a man and a young child, she vows to piece her life back together--though she can't help but feel she may be in danger. A budding friendship with the chef of a charming nearby restaurant takes her mind off her foggy past, as does a startling mystery from decades prior. In Nazi-occupied Paris, a young widow named C line is trying to build a new life for her daughter while working in her father's flower shop and hoping to find love again. Then a ruthless German officer discovers her Jewish ancestry and C line is forced to play a dangerous game to secure the safety of her loved ones. When her worst fears come true, she must fight back in order to save the person she loves most: her daughter. When Caroline discovers C line's letters tucked away in a closet, she realizes that her apartment harbors dark secrets--and that she may have more in common with C line than she could have ever imagined. All the Flowers in Paris is an emotionally captivating novel rooted in the resiliency and strength of the human spirit, the steadfastness of a mother's love, and the many complex layers of the heart--especially its capacity to forgive. "Heart-stopping . . . Fans of emotional, romantic stories set during World War II will enjoy this heartbreaking tale of love and loss."--Booklist

When a woman inherits her estranged mother's bookstore in London's Primrose Hill, she finds herself thrust into the pages of a new story--hers--filled with long-held family secrets, the possibility of new love, and, perhaps, the single greatest challenge of her life. When Valentina Baker was only eleven years old, her mother, Eloise, unexpectedly fled to her native London, leaving Val and her father on their own in California. Now a librarian in her thirties, fresh out of a failed marriage and still at odds with her mother's abandonment, Val feels disenchanted with her life. In a bittersweet twist of fate, she receives word that Eloise has died, leaving Val the deed to her mother's Primrose Hill apartment and the Book Garden, the storied bookshop she opened almost two decades prior. Though the news is devastating, Val jumps at the chance for a new beginning and jets across the Atlantic, hoping to learn who her mother truly was while mourning the relationship they never had. As Val begins to piece together Eloise's life in the U.K., she finds herself falling in love with the pastel-colored third-floor flat and the cozy, treasure-filled bookshop, soon realizing that her mother's life was much more complicated than she ever imagined. When Val stumbles across a series of intriguing notes left in a beloved old novel, she sets out to locate the book's mysterious former owner, though her efforts are challenged from the start, as is the Book Garden's future. In order to save the store from financial ruin and preserve her mother's legacy, she must rally its eccentric staff and journey deep into her mother's secrets. With Love from London is a story about healing and loss, revealing the emotional, relatable truths about love, family, and forgiveness.

'If you are a lover of books, handwritten letters, literature, quaint bookshops, vintage, and the charm of London, this magical treasure is a must-read' Judy, Goodreads reviewer'An emotional, vibrant love letter to bookstores, moms/daughters and second acts' Kari-Ann, Goodreads reviewer***Valentina Baker was only eleven years old when her mother, Eloise, suddenly fled to London, leaving Val and her father on their own in California. Now a librarian in her thirties, Val is fresh out of a failed marriage and utterly disenchanted with life.One day, Val receives word that Eloise has died, leaving Val the deed to both her mother's Primrose Hill apartment and the bookshop she opened twenty years ago. As Val jets across the Atlantic, she wonders - could this be her chance at a new beginning?In London, Val finds herself falling in love with the pastel-coloured flat and the cosy, treasure-filled bookshop. When she stumbles across a series of intriguing notes left in a beloved old novel, it's the start of a scavenger hunt that will take her all over London and back in time... but most of all, bring her closer to the mother she lost twice.Bittersweet and uplifting, The Bookshop on Primrose Hill will steal your heart. Perfect for fans of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and How to Find Love in a Bookshop. Published in the US as With Love from London.

A powerful emotional dual narrative novel about the resiliency of the human spirit, the power of a mother's love and the many complex layers of the heart, especially its capacity to forgive. This will appeal to fans of Kathryn Hughes's The Key and Lily Graham's The Paris Secret.

An emotional story of a mother's love, a missing child and the ways personal connections can transcend the boundaries of time. Perfect for fans of Kathryn Hughes and Lucinda Riley.

The island has a way of calling you home... Ten years ago, Emily Watson was on top of the world: a best-selling novel, a husband plucked from the pages of a magazine, and a one-way ticket to happily ever after.Now her perfect life has crumbled and Emily is left to pick up the pieces.So when her great-Aunt Bee invites her to spend the month of March on her beloved Bainbridge Island, Emily accepts, longing to be healed by the sea. As she begins researching her next book, Emily discovers a red velvet diary, dated 1943, whose contents reveal a startling secret that could change her life forever... A heart-breaking story of love, hope and second chances, from the international bestselling author of All the Flowers in Paris

A priceless flower. A dangerous past. A terrible secret. On the eve of the Second World War, the last surviving specimen of a prized camellia plant lies secreted away on an English country estate. When amateur botanist Flora Lewis is employed to infiltrate the household and acquire the coveted bloom, she embarks on a perilous journey of discovery that leads her to a blossoming romance, and into terrible danger.More than half a century later, Addison Sinclair is spending the summer on her husband's enchanting family estate. Unearthing an old gardener's notebook, she finds herself drawn into the mysteries of the camellia orchard, and the darkness that lurks beneath its beauty. But as she pieces together the flower's secrets, dangerous truths begin to surface - about Flora's fate, and Addison's own past...

Kajli i Rajan ljubjat drug druga toj chistoj i spokojnoj ljubovju, kotoroj mnogie mogut tolko pozavidovat. No odnazhdy na vykhode iz restorana Kajli zamechaet bezdomnogo muzhchinu. S uzhasom ona uznaet v nem Kejda, nekogda uspeshnogo prodjusera, kotorogo ochen ljubila, pokuda on ne ostavil ee, tak i ne soizvoliv objasnitsja. Neuzheli eto dejstvitelno on? Drug Kejda, Dzhejms, otritsaet podobnuju vozmozhnost, a zhenikh Kajli s kazhdym dnem trevozhitsja vse bolshe - slishkom uzh silno ona uvleklas svoimi strannymi fantazijami...

Anglija, 1940.Flora Ljuis poluchaet zamanchivoe predlozhenie ot zagadochnogo "tsvetochnogo vora". Ona dolzhna otpravitsja v Angliju, chtoby otyskat v sadu starinnogo pomestja redkij sort kamelii. Flora vynuzhdena postupit v dom lorda Livingstona v kachestve njani. I vskore ona nakhodit v komnate umershej pri nejasnykh obstojatelstvakh ledi Anny albom dlja gerbarija so strannymi pometkami...Nju-Jork, nashi dni.Reks Sinkler predlagaet svoej zhene Eddison uekhat na vremja v prigorod Londona. On khochet napisat knigu, i Eddison nakhodit dlja buduschego romana material: istoriju o prekrasnoj kamelii, kotoraja kogda-to rosla v sadu samoj korolevy.

Pechalnye sobytija v zhizni Ady Santorini vynuzhdajut ee uekhat na drugoj konets strany i poselitsja v ocharovatelnom plavuchem domike na Lodochnoj ulitse. Zhizn na ozere kazhetsja nastojaschim prikljucheniem, a sosedi stanovjatsja blizkimi druzjami. No odnazhdy Ada nakhodit na cherdake sunduk, v kotorom pokojatsja svadebnoe plate, zapisnaja knizhka i neskolko fotografij. Ada rasskazyvaet o svoej nakhodke sosedu Aleksu, i on ee preduprezhdaet: verojatno, sunduk prinadlezhal devushke po imeni Penni, kotoraja kogda-to zhila v dome Ady. No Penni propala mnogo let nazad, i starozhily Lodochnoj ulitsy ne ljubjat vspominat etu istoriju. Odnako veschi mnogoe mogut rasskazat o svoem khozjaine. Izuchiv "sokrovischa", kotorye ostalis ot Penni, Ada ponimaet, chto za ee ischeznoveniem kroetsja nechto osobennoe...

Dolgozhdannaja novinka Sary Dzhio v novom oformlenii: poket bolshogo formata s sijajuschej folgoj, zapechatannymi klapanami, dopolnitelnymi materialami k knige i ekskljuzivnym podarkom tolko v pervom tirazhe.Novyj roman Sary Dzhio - eto semejnye tajny, ljubovnye otkrovenija i sudbonosnye reshenija. Knizhnyj magazin, poluchennyj v nasledstvo, perevernet stranitsu novoj istorii. V ROSSII PRODANO BOLEE 1 000 000 EKZEMPLJAROV KNIG SARY DZHIO.Nashi dni. Valentina uznaet, chto ee mat Eloiza ostavila ej v nasledstvo dom v Londone. Otnoshenija s materju u Valentiny razladilis uzhe davno, poetomu ona ne zainteresovana v nasledstve. No obnaruzhivaetsja, chto v dome nakhoditsja knizhnyj magazin, rjadom zhivut simpatichnye sosedi i u Eloizy byla ot docheri tajna, kotoruju Valentina nachinaet razgadyvat, nakhodja ot materi mnogoznachitelnye podskazki. 1968 god. Eloiza delit semnuju kvartiru s podrugoj i mechtaet otkryt knizhnyj magazin. Odnazhdy ona znakomitsja s Edvardom - kak ej kazhetsja, ochen prijatnym, no zagadochnym molodym chelovekom. Uvy, posle odnoj iz vstrech Edvard ischezaet. Eto stanovitsja povorotnym momentom v sudbe Eloizy, o chem ponachalu ne podozrevaet dazhe ona sama."Ujutnyj kusochek eskapizma, kotoryj zastavit chitatelej mechtat o nastojaschej ljubvi i knizhnom magazine". - Kirkus Reviews