![]() ![]() Vera is struggling to make ends meet in the midst of the Great Depression. Vera Ray trudges home to her three-year-old beloved son, Daniel, early one May morning in 1933. In Blackberry Winter, Jio focuses her narrative lens on two women, born decades apart, who have experienced deep loss and heartache. Blackberry Winter is a mystery/love story with appealing characters, a strong plot, and a setting Jio knows well: Seattle, her home. In fact, Blackberry Winter is now my favorite of her works. Jio is back, and she has not lost her gift. That is how it was for me when I read her two previous novels. The rest of the world falls away you are immersed in Jio’s world. She draws you into a story, and, suddenly, you forget everything else around you. Jio is a novelist who knows how to pull at her readers’ heartstrings. ![]()
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