And what of Vera? Daniel was a much loved child - but who was his father?Īs Claire investigates further, connections appear between her life and Vera's. Claire's marriage is falling apart and she has yet to deal with a heartbreaking loss in her life. Although there is the mystery of what happened to Daniel, there is much more to the story. I was drawn to both women leads - they are both likable and sympathetic characters. I slipped easily into the story. Jio sets the scenes and establishes the players effortlessly. (which made it hard for me to find a place to stop for the night!) Jio alternates her narrative between the past and present, revealing a little more each chapter. Her research uncovers the story of a missing boy named Daniel. Claire is assigned to write a piece for the newspaper on this anomaly. It's the second of May and a snowstorm has hit Seattle. The book then moves forward almost eighty years and we meet a Seattle newspaper reporter named Claire.
After her shift finishes she races home through a freak snowstorm (it's the 2nd of May!) and finds Daniel's bed empty.
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Times are tough in 1933 and Vera is lucky to have a job cleaning rooms at night at a posh hotel in Seattle. But it also means she is forced to leave her three year old son Daniel alone in their attic rooms. And it might just be my favourite - so far. Sarah's latest book is Blackberry Winter.
And I've happily said yes to every one since! I was offered the chance to review Sarah Jio's debut novel, The Violets of March, in 2011.
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