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Goodnight June - by Sarah Jio (Paperback)

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  • 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.
  • About the Author: Sarah Jio is the #1 international, New York Times, and USA Today bestselling author of eight novels.
  • 320 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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"The New York Times bestselling author of Blackberry Winter imagines the inspiration for Goodnight Moon Goodnight Moon 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. "--



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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.



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"Delightful and uplifting."--Historical Novel Society

"Eminently readable . . . a tribute to family and forgiveness."--Booklist

Praise 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)



About the Author



Sarah Jio is the #1 international, New York Times, and USA Today bestselling author of eight novels. She is also a longtime journalist who has contributed to Glamour, The New York Times, Redbook, Real Simple, O: The Oprah Magazine, Cooking Light, Woman's Day, Marie Claire, Self, and many other outlets, including NPR's Morning Edition, appearing as a commentator. Jio lives in Seattle with her three young boys.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.17 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x .71 Inches (D)
Weight: .51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Plume Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Sarah Jio
Language: English
Street Date: May 27, 2014
TCIN: 90820859
UPC: 9780142180211
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-6429
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.51 pounds
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