The Violets of March

Author: Sarah Jio

A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2011A heartbroken woman stumbled upon a diary and steps into the life of its anonymous author. 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 grea….Read More

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