Morning Glory was my first novel by Sarah Jio, but I loved the style, and I can see why she’s a NY Times Bestseller! I got an ARC from Penguin’s First to Read program, and I’m really glad I got this one. It’s due to be published on November 26, 2013, and I definitely recommend the purchase!

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 Santorini leases Houseboat No. 7 for a summer in an attempt to run away from her grief, and finds out that the last woman who lived there disappeared in 1959, never to be seen again. She then discovers a trunk left behind by Penny Wentworth. 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 a well-woven mystery and love story. Not everything ends up neatly, but it does have a happy ending of sorts. It put me in mind of the movie, The Lake House, that I haven't seen in years but really enjoyed. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and would definitely give it a 5 out of 5 star rating.