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Sarah Jio is a Seattle-based magazine writer and novelist. Her novels include THE VIOLETS OF MARCH (a Library Journal Best Book of 2011), THE BUNGALOW, and the forthcoming, BLACKBERRY WINTER (Penguin/Plume). Sarah is also the health and fitness blogger for Glamour.com. She has written hundreds of articles for national magazines including Redbook, O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, SELF, Real Simple, Fitness, Marie Claire, Hallmark magazine, and many others. She has also appeared as a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition. Sarah lives in Seattle with her husband and their three young boys.



I’m working on the revisions for my fourth novel, The Last Camellia, and I just stopped to snap this photo. I love looking up out of my office window at this spooky moon and ominous sky above. It’s so cozy and fun, and it gets me in the right mood to right the sort-of-spooky scene that I’m working on, and the romantic scene that comes next. Don’t you love when you spot the moon outside your w...

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Average rating: 3.74 · 4,954 ratings · 1,217 reviews · 4 distinct works
The Violets of March
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 3,761 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions
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The Bungalow: A Novel
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,160 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
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Blackberry Winter
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I’m working on the revisions for my fourth novel, The Last Camellia, and I just stopped to snap this photo. I love looking up out of my office wind... read more »
The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
" Sarah Jio's writing is breathtaking. THE BUNGALOW is an emotional read, about romance and friendship, against a wartime backdrop. Throw in a little mystery, and it's a perfect read. "
The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
" What a great story and setting. I really enjoyed this book and read it in one day. Heartfelt. "
The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
" One word.... WOWWW :) I absolutely loved loved loved this book. No doubt I will read more from this author. It's one of those books that you can not put down to save your life. No really....

Mom: Jenna! The house is on fire!

Me: Yeah, I thought I sm... "
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Paris in Love: A Memoir
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The Violets of March by Sarah Jio How to Eat a Cupcake by Meg Donohue Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy The Art of Forgetting by Camille Noe Pagán
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“If summer had a flavor, it was pink bubble gum.”
Sarah Jio, The Violets of March

“I was making scrambled eggs smothered in Tabasco, his favorite, when he told me about Stephanie. The way she made him laugh. The way she understood him. The way they connected. I pictured the image of two Lego pieces fusing together, and I shuddered. It’s funny; when I think back to that morning, I can actually smell burned eggs and Tabasco. Had I known that this is what the end of my marriage would smell like, I would have made pancakes.”
Sarah Jio, The Violets of March

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Eloise Hi Sarah! thank you for the friend request :)


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