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May 27, 2014 | ISBN 9780142180211 Buy
May 27, 2014 | ISBN 9781101620038 Buy
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May 27, 2014 | ISBN 9780142180211
May 27, 2014 | ISBN 9781101620038
The New York Times bestselling author of Always and Blackberry Winter takes Goodnight Moon as inspiration for this remarkable story of friendship, love, and the mystery behind this beloved classic. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Songs) is an adored childhood classic, but its real origins are lost to history. In Goodnight June, Sarah Jio offers a suspenseful and heartfelt take on how the “great green room” might have come to be. June Andersen is professionally successful, but her personal life is marred by unhappiness. Unexpectedly, she is called to settle her great-aunt Ruby’s estate and determine the fate of Bluebird Books, the children’s bookstore Ruby founded in the 1940s. Amidst the store’s papers, June stumbles upon letters between her great-aunt and the late Margaret Wise Brown—and steps into the pages of American literature.
Sarah Jio is the #1 international, New York Times, and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels. She is the host of the Mod About You podcast and also a longtime journalist who has contributed to Glamour, The New York Times, Redbook, Real Simple, O: The Oprah Magazine, Bon… More about Sarah Jio
“Delightful and uplifting.”—Historical Novel Society“Eminently readable . . . a tribute to family and forgiveness.”—BooklistPraise for Sarah Jio and her novels: “Jio has become one of the most-read women in America.”—Woman’s World (on Morning Glory) “Linger[s] long after the last page.”—Romantic Times (on The Last Camellia) “Terrific … compelling … an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance.”—Real Simple (on Blackberry Winter)
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