The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
Published by Plume, an imprint of Penguin
Anne Calloway is newly engaged, but still unready to really settle down. Her fiance is staid and predictable, and Anne needs one last adventure in her life. When her best friend signs up to go to serve as a World War II Army nurse, Anne decides to join her in her South Pacific posting.
The nurses are unsurprisingly popular with the soldiers on Bora-Bora, and Anne is no exception. Although she has plans to be nothing but faithful to her fiance, the more time she spends with a soldier named Westry, the more their friendship - and eventually a romance - blossom.
Jio excels writing books that carry the reader away with both plot and setting. Anne and Westry are engaging characters, and their relationship is transporting, especially with Jio’s lush descriptions of Bora-Bora.
A lovely book to warm your heart on a cold winter day.
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I keep reading great things about this book. I’ve got to get hold of a copy of it!
I too have seen many positive reviews of this book…I’ve got it on my list
I’m really looking forward to this book, I think I have to go off in search of a copy today.
A cold winter day, indeed! This one sounds great.
I recently finished this one and really liked it. Jio writes such sweet and engaging love stories!
I just read her (first?) novel THE VIOLETS OF MARCH, which was set in the present, but involved events that took place in the 40s. I enjoyed that book - engaging heroine and a complex set of family dynamics. Will look for this one, too!
I just reviewed Sarah’s first book today and now am looking forward to buying her new book. This one sounds just as good as her first book!