Morning Glory

Jio (The Violets of March) continues her streak of nuanced romantic suspense novels set in Seattle. As in Jio's other novels, the chapters alternate between the perspectives of two women in two different decades. In 1959, Penny is a young wife living on a houseboat off Lake Union who feels neglected by her older artist husband. Penny starts an affair with a handsome boat builder and then disappears without a trace. In the present day, New Yorker Ada, grief stricken after the deaths of her husband and daughter, moves into Penny's old home and begins a tentative relationship with a man who is similarly damaged by his past. After discovering Penny's old trunk full of mementos and hearing the neighborhood rumors, Ada begins investigating Penny's disappearance, hoping to unearth the truth. An excellent production, apart from poorly selected disc breaks.