Morning Glory by Sarah Jio

Publisher: Plume , Penguin USA
Date:November 26th 2013
Pages:304
Source: Publisher

In Monring Glory we spend time with Ada and Penny. After a tragic accident, Ada decides to quit her job, leave New York City and move to Seattle. She rents houseboat No 7 summer in an attempt to run away from her grief,  the houseboat that once belong to Penny WentWorth.  Penny mysteriously disappeared fifty years ago. Neighbors who where around at the time Penny went missing have a “pact” not to discuss the events that occurred the night she went missing. As Ada works to discover what happened to Penny, her life moves forward. As we read about Penny’s life fifty years ago, her life is slowly falling apart.

The way that the book was written was in two different women’s perspectives – Penny Wentworth, a 1950’s housewife, and Ada Santorini, editor of Sunrise magazine in 2008. Their stories are tied together by their lives, and sorrows, in Houseboat No. 7 on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.Ada learns a lot about herself as she investigates Penny’s disappearance and begins the process of resurfacing from the depths of her grief.

MORNING GLORY was an absolutely heavenly read. The story flowed along like water bubbling down a brook. Sarah’s writing is refined, captivating, and truly beautiful. 
Morning Glory is both awell-woven mystery and love story.The skipping back and forth in time between Ada and Penny worked very well for this book. The characters of Ada and Penny where very interesting to read about and I liked how the author created a connection i nthe form of the houseboat and the people on boat street who know the secret past of it ,between the two in between times.

Morning Glory is part mystery and part love story which the author weaves together so beautifully. It is a heartwarming story of love and loss. You will love getting lost within the pages of the book. The ending is sure to put a smile on the lips of the reader.