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With Love from London (Center Point Large Print) Library Binding – Large Print, March 1, 2022

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When librarian Valentina Baker was a teenager, her mother, Eloise, unexpectedly fled to her native London, leaving Val and her father on their own. Now in her thirties and fresh out of a failed marriage, Val feels a nagging disenchantment with her life — and knows she is still heartbroken over her mother’s abandonment.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Center Point Pub; Large type / Large print edition (March 1, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Library Binding ‏ : ‎ 454 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1638082308
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1638082309
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches
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Sarah Jio

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Sarah Jio is the #1 international, New York Times bestselling author of ALWAYS, in addition to THE VIOLETS OF MARCH (a Library Journal Best Book of 2011 and a USA Today bestseller), THE BUNGALOW, BLACKBERRY WINTER (an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, as well as an international bestseller), THE LAST CAMELLIA (a Kirkus Books Most Anticipated Book of 2012), MORNING GLORY, and GOODNIGHT JUNE (to be published in June 2014). To date, Sarah's novels are published in more than 30 countries, including Italy, France, Brazil, Turkey, Slovenia, Russia, China, Norway, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, and many others.

A magazine writer and the former founding health and fitness blogger for Glamour magazine, Sarah has contributed to The New York Times, Redbook, O, The Oprah Magazine, Cooking Light, Glamour, SELF, Real Simple, Fitness, Marie Claire, Hallmark magazine, Seventeen, BRIDES, Health, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, The Seattle Times, Parents, Woman's Day, Parenting, and many others. She has also appeared as a commentator on NPR's Morning Edition.

Sarah lives in Seattle and is the mother of three young sons.

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1978-1983: The blissful childhood years. Pigtails. French braids. Bunny rabbits. Warm, chocolate chip cookies. Blackberry picking. Saltwater sandals. Magical Christmases. Trips to Disneyland. Dress up. Swingsets. Bossing around younger siblings. Slip 'n Slides and kiddie pools. Shenanigans.

1983-1988: The jelly bracelet and Keds years. Wrote first book, titled "A Tug Boat's Dream." Leggings with long sweaters and belts. Hypercolor T-shirts. Pink boom boxes. Monarch butterflies. Norwegian dancing. Sleepovers. Cabbage Patch dolls. Lisa Frank stickers. Rollerskating at the rink. Little House on the Prairie. Experimental hairstyles, including feathered bangs and the poodle perm. Best friend moves away. Wishing on stars. First crushes. All details recorded in diary, read by little brother.

1988-1993: The hair-flipping years. Boys. Gap sale rack. Junior high angst. Rollerblading. Tennis. More bad hair. Survive California earthquake. Find a message in a bottle. Ate a lot of fettuccine alfredo. Move into new house. Babysitters Club. Italian sodas at the mall.

1993-1996: The band groupie years. Mohawked boyfriend. Broken heart. Cut hair to a short pixie and dye platinum blond. Church camps. Boys. Private school. Grounded. Tennis. Mexico. Debate team. Green 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. Grounded. Nancy Drew. Safeway. Banana Boat suntan lotion. Starbucks. Daydreaming.

1996-2000: The college years. Journalism. Character-building. Deadlines. Expeditions to Canada. Three part-time jobs. Date football player, Calvin Klein underwear model. Summers in Alaska. First apartment in Seattle. IKEA. Stan Getz. Soul searching.

2000-2005: The busy years. Get married (finish a magazine deadline the night before wedding). Honeymoon in Tahiti. Buy house. Remodel house. Become fanatical about gardening. Become doggie mama to Paisley the golden retriever who digs up prized garden. Go to a cooking class in Provence and spend two nights solo in Paris. Write a zillion magazine articles. Open a bottle of champagne when I see my name in O, The Oprah Magazine. Write first book. Do not sell first book (blessing in disguise). Beloved grandfather dies. Baby fever. Nesting.

2005-and beyond: The babies and books years. Buy another house. Remodel kitchen. Wash dishes in bathtub. Became a regular contributor to Glamour. First baby born. Colic. No sleep. Crying. Organic baby food. Balance. Magazines deadlines. Second baby arrives. Write new novel. Beloved grandma dies. Sign with literary agent. Sell novel at auction in U.S., and later in 14 countries. Sell second novel. Third baby arrives. Level of chaos in home explodes. Sign with film agent. Interview Gwyneth Paltrow (on the phone, while nursing a baby), Maya Angelou, and others. Sell third and fourth novels. Go on book tour. With a baby. Three boys under the age of six. Drink a lot of coffee, and sometimes wine. Buy new house. Dream of huge refrigerator and office with doors that lock. Write fifth novel, sixth and seventh. Take boys to Disneyland. Long runs. Big dreams. Health. New chapters. Grateful.

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My first read by Sarah Jio. With Love From London was so well written I felt like I was at all locations in London. Valentina will pull at your heart as she goes through sadness and life. I highly recommend this wonderful book and will now read all of Sarah's books. Thankful for another gifted writer to follow.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So much love
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023
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I loved this book. It was sad. It was happy. It is filled with wonderful characters and stories. Sarah Bio is a wonderful author. Its a must read.
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Becca Buncie
4.0 out of 5 stars Sarah Jio is the best!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022
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I love Sarah Jio and this book was long awaited! She is a master at constructing a story in two different timelines that always come together seamlessly.

Valentina hasn't seen her mother since she was a child. Her parents got divorced and her mother moved back to London, while Valentina remained in the US with her father. Her mother returned home to London, and to her dream of owning a bookstore with her friend Millie. Many years later, Valentina learns that her mother is deceased and that she has inherited her mother's bookstore. Valentina is a recently divorced librarian, so she decides she will move to London to try and save her mother's bookstore.

Little does Valentina know, her mother has planned all kinds of surprises for her. She has left behind clues that take Valentina on a scavenger hunt throughout Primrose Hill. She is able to meet many of the people who her mother loved the most, and who loved her mother as well. She is able to learn about her mother's life in London, her bookstore, and her friends.

I love these characters and their complicated history. I love reading about characters who love books. The bookstore setting was magical. The multiple timelines tied together seamlessly. I was heartbroken for Valentina and her mother - for all the time they missed together. The sense of community in Primrose Hill was palpable and all of the characters came together as important parts of Valentina's story.

Valentina and her mother have a complicated past. Now that her mother is deceased, it is time for Valentina to learn the truth about her mother and her reasoning for leaving Valentina behind. many years ago.
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Olivia
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Was not expecting to love this book so much!
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2023
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I bought this book on a whim before a 9-hour flight. I liked the premise of it, and thought it would be an easy "beach read" type. I was not prepared for how invested I got in the characters. I actually cried at several points throughout the book - from touching moments/prose or from devasting ones. This book reminded me of past mistakes, losses, love, and great memories, and allowed me to mourn and appreciate all of the future ones in my own life. Long story short - this book hit a nerve in a good way!

Sarah Jio weaves a beautifully vivid story together that explores love, loss, and the deep feelings of our inner children working their way into our adult lives. Some may find the eventual happy ending a bit predictable, but honestly I wanted some joy and happiness at the end. Sarah Jio finds a way to make you understand each character deeply, and she makes them jump off the page in a very human way. 10/10 recommendation!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Book For Me
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2022
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Here’s the secret to enjoying this book: suspend belief and don’t expect too much. The premise of this book is both sad and unlikely. Valentina believes that her mother, Eloise, voluntarily left her and returned to London without a word then or in the years after. She was only 11. After her mother’s death she receives word that she has inherited a bookstore and its building in London. The bookstore is struggling, and Valentina is still holding her feelings of abandonment close to her heart. The story begins when Valentina goes to London and plunges into running the bookstore and living in her mother’s flat. There are two timelines: the life of Eloise and the contemporary life of Valentina. By the time it’s done, the disappearance of her mother is explained, the bookstore is saved, and every single person is in a happy romantic relationship. I would apologize for the spoilers, but really you know what’s coming when you begin on page one in a book like this. Bottomline: not bad, just not my kind of book. Even the view of London on these pages is unrecognizable because it is so saccharine.
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Betsy
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it,
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
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Love books that I guess wrong about where they are headed! Could not put it down.
Highly recommend this book.
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Lacey Hautzinger
4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful ode to mother-daughter relationships
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2022
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I have a special place in my heart for Sarah Jio books - and this latest one did not disappoint! Coincidentally, my mother and I share a love of her books and we've swapped all of her books back and forth over the years. All that said, this book - which is essentially an ode to mother/daughter relationships is one I can't wait to share with my own mom. :)

Valentina Baker is only 11 years old when her mother Eloise unexpectedly leaves Val and her father on their own in California and flees back to her native London. Now an adult in her 30s, Val - a librarian who is fresh out of a failed marriage - still hasn't reconciled with her estranged mother. However, Val soon learns that her mother Eloise has died and left her a Primrose Hill apartment in London along with the Book Garden, the storied bookshop she opened nearly 20 year ago. Stunned this news yet still reeling from her own failed personal life, Val jets across the pond to London hoping for a fresh start and the chance to learn more about the mother that she barely knew.

Told in alternating storylines between present day Valentina in London and past Eloise (her mother), this lovely novel is about healing and loss, and asks the question, how well do you really know your parents and their past struggles, grief and sacrifice? It's definitely a book to treasure - and share with my mom. Thanks #Netgalley for the complimentary electronic version. I recently purchased the paperback for my bookshelf too.
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Karen
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2023
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With Love From London is a snapshot of a mother and her daughter under unusual conditions over a period of 20-30 years. I can't do the book justice without giving away too much. I read it because it was the book for a Book Club I recently joined. Trust me, this book is really one of my favorites, I will even gift it to a few of my friends. I cannot imagine anyone not enjoying this wonderful book. I will also look at some other books from this Author.
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Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Envolvente
Reviewed in Brazil on May 5, 2024
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Adorei o livro, a história prende muito a atenção e te deixa querendo saber o final do livro! Recomendo também “violetas de março” e “bangalô”, que eu li no Kindle unlimited e que prenderam muito a minha atenção!!
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bjn
5.0 out of 5 stars good story
Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2023
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excellent writing
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Rina
5.0 out of 5 stars Che bella scoperta
Reviewed in Italy on April 19, 2022
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Non conoscevo Sarah Jio e devo dire che con questo libro mi ha conquistata. Mi aspettavo un libro pesante e invece ho trovato una storia agrodolce scorrevolissma e non " affezionarsi " a certi personaggi è impossibile. Consigliatissimo!!!
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Bronwen E Fairbrother
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful and heartfelt, just when you think you know someone they may surprise you
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2022
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I am really enjoying the emotional and physical journeys both Eloise and Valentina go on to learn more about themselves and how to live the good life with purpose, belonging, friendship and love.
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Cathy Jacobs
5.0 out of 5 stars Great author
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2022
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Loved it read it
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