AW Author AND Book News: Sarah Jio Signs a Second Novel and…
Up and coming author, Sarah Jio’s debut novel The Violets of March hasn’t even been released yet, but news of her second book is already being released. When I spotted this originally on Twitter and then on Sarah’s blog I was beyond excited! It sounds spectacular, from the synopsis alone!
Now, before I get carried away about the second book, I need to first say…Congratulations! Sarah and her darling family welcomed a new addition just this last Thursday, February 3rd. Colby William is being welcomed by two big brothers and a two very excited parents! Congratulations to you all! Now Sarah, one question…how do you do it? Amazing!
And now for the beautiful synopsis of the tentatively titled, “The Bungalow“…
In the summer of 1942, Anne Calloway, then 21 years old, left her home in Seattle, and her sweet, but predictable fiancé to join her best friend Kitty on the adventure of their lives serving in the Army Nurse Corps on the island of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. During her year in service, Anne’s heart becomes captured by Westry, a mysterious soldier unlike any man she’s ever met. As their friendship grows, together they discover an abandoned beach bungalow not far from the base. The thatched-roof hideaway becomes their secret, a place where romance, and a deep love, blooms. But their private little world is forever rocked by a gruesome act of violence that they, alone, witness, and the burden it leaves them to carry. Before they can come to terms with the crime, Westry is deployed elsewhere, leaving Anne behind to wonder and wait. Years later, in 2005, Anne, now frail and in the final years of her life, receives a letter, postmarked from the Tahitian Islands, that forces her to relive the passion and the heartbreak of her past. Despite her ailing health, she and her granddaughter embark on a journey back to the island, and to the bungalow, where the story began. Armed with new clues–both about the murder and Westry–Anne is determined to find answers to the questions, and the love, that have haunted her for more than 60 years.
What do you think? I know I’m dying to read this one as well as finish up my beautifully written copy of The Violets of March. Will you be reading both of these fantastic new novels?
I probably should have made this post slightly sooner, but the lovely chick lit authors Milly Johnson is currently appearing on this week’s editions of hilarious cookery show Come Dine With Me! Milly is the author of such brilliant books as A Spring Affair and The Yorkshire Pudding Club so if you’re a huge Milly fan like me, it’s definitely one to tune into, and Milly is just as nice as I imagined her to be!
I’ve just seen online that fabulous chick lit author Cecelia Ahern has given birth to her first child! The baby is a girl who has been named Robin, and both mummy and baby are said to be doing well!
