The Violets of March: A Novel (original 2011; edition 2011)

by Sarah Jio

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In a mystical place where violets bloom out of season and the air is salt drenched, a heartbroken woman stumbles upon a diary and steps into the life of its anonymous author.

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Title:	The Violets of March: A Novel
Authors:	Sarah Jio
Info:	Plume (2011), Edition: 1st, Paperback, 296 pages
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The Violets of March by Sarah Jio (2011)

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I tore through this while kind of hating myself for it. It's an engrossing story but the writing is almost elementary. At times it seems like it was produced in a creative writing seminar, with all the appropriate tropes represented. I won't go so far as to say I'm unhappy I read it, but my life would not suffer at all if I hadn't. (

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gonzocc | Mar 31, 2024 |

This was an engrossing quick read that takes place on Bainbridge Island. (

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KarenDeLucas | Nov 13, 2023 |

Really good yarn with some hidden past secrets, and I loved the descriptions of Bainbridge Island. Easy and compelling read. (

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MariaGreene | Jun 30, 2021 |

Not anything super exciting, but I enjoyed this book and it has inspired me to find an out of print copy of "Years of Grace." Which is turning into another enjoyable read. (

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Weezer41 | Dec 27, 2020 |

Not anything super exciting, but I enjoyed this book and it has inspired me to find an out of print copy of "Years of Grace." Which is turning into another enjoyable read. (

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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.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Sarah Jio	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Browne, Lyssa	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dompè, Mara	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rincori, Amalia	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Canonical title

The Violets of March

Original title

The Violets of March

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2011

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Emily Wilson

Joel (in The Violets of March)

Bee Larson

Annabelle

Billy Henry Mattson (Henry)

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New York, New York, USA

Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA

Washington, USA

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World War II (1939 | 1945)

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Epigraph

"And the riverbank talks of the waters of March / It's the end of all strain, it's the joy in your heart." -- From "Waters of March" by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Dedication

To my grandmothers, Antoinette Mitchell and the late Cecelia Fairchild, who instilled in me the love of art and writing and a fascination with the 1940s

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"I guess this is it," Joel said, leaning into the doorway of our apartment.

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