{"product_id":"9780452298385","title":"Blackberry Winter: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAlways \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Violets of March\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeattle, 1933. Single mother Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, goodnight and departs to work the night-shift at a local hotel. She emerges to discover that a May-Day snow has blanketed the city, and that her son has vanished. Outside, she finds his beloved teddy bear lying face-down on an icy street, the snow covering up any trace of his tracks, or the perpetrator's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeattle, 2010. Seattle Herald reporter Claire Aldridge, assigned to cover the May 1 \"blackberry winter\" storm and its twin, learns of the unsolved abduction and vows to unearth the truth. In the process, she finds that she and Vera may be linked in unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Jio burst onto the fiction scene with two sensational novels—\u003ci\u003eThe Violets of March\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bungalow\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eBlackberry Winter—\u003c\/i\u003etaking its title from a late-season, cold-weather phenomenon—Jio continues her rich exploration of the ways personal connections can transcend the boundaries of time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025756831984,"sku":"9780452298385","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452298385_p0.jpg?v=1763705585","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452298385","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}