The Look of Love, Sarah Jio
The Look of Love, Sarah Jio
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The Look of Love
A Novel

Author: Sarah Jio

Narrator: Julia Whelan, Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/25/2014

Synopsis

Born during a Christmas blizzard, Jane Williams receives a rare gift: the ability to literally see true love. Jane has emerged from an ailing childhood a lonely, hopeless romantic when, on her twenty-ninth birthday, she receives a card from the midwife who delivered her. Jane must identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday—or face grave consequences. When Jane falls for a science writer who doesn't believe in love, she fears that her fate is sealed.Inspired by the classic song, The Look of Love will utterly enchant you.

About Sarah Jio

Sarah Jio is the New York Times bestselling author of Blackberry Winter, The Violets of March, and The Bungalow. She has written thousands of articles for magazines such as Glamour, Self, Health, Redbook, Cooking Light, Woman’s Day, O, The Oprah Magazine, and many other publications. She lives in Seattle.

About Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan is a novelist, screenwriter, lifelong actor, and multiple award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. She is a former child actor who has appeared in multiple films and television shows.

About Cassandra Campbell

Original bio sent from Cassandra: Cassandra Campbell began doing voice overs as the voice for Calvin Klein’s Italian commercials. This was followed by commercial and documentary recording in both English and Italian. She has recorded many audiobooks and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie® Award nomination. As an actress and director, she has worked at the Public, the Mint, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stagewest, Theatreworks, the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Millmountain Theatre, the National Shakespeare Company, and the New York Fringe Festival.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace A. on March 06, 2024

This book should have been titled “Love sucks, except for a few people, why bother?” I don’t know how to feel about this book. It is fiction, yet it struck a chord of unfairness for me. It has people cheating on partners, excusing it away without consideration for the impacts of their actions, and ca......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 17, 2017

The Look of Love is a standalone, women's fiction novel written by author Sarah Jio. Let me first say that I was in a great book-reading mood when I started this one! The cover art reminded me of the amazing Audrey Hepburn who instantly puts me in a good mood without fail, and the first ten percent......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on November 24, 2014

The Look of Love, by Sarah Jio, captivated me from the first page to the very end. The story centers around Jane who was given a gift on the day she was born, "The gift of being able to see love...in all of its truth and beauty". However, there was one stipulation that comes with this gift. She must i......more

Goodreads review by Sally on July 24, 2017

Worth reading.. simple and easy to digest........more

Goodreads review by Judy on February 07, 2017

A special thank you to Penguin Group Plume and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Sarah Jio,the queen of historical fiction, brings a mix of warm Christmas cheer, a mysterious and special rare gift of love, handed down from the past, and a bit of magical contemporary romance fo......more

Quotes

“Jio has once again crafted an engaging story populated by lovable characters. This is a charming journey into the lives of people trying to follow the map of love and finding themselves somewhere totally unexpected at the journey’s end.” Booklist

“For a bit of light reading, fans of Jio will most likely enjoy her latest offering.” Library Journal

“Cassandra Campbell and Julia Whelan seamlessly narrate this fun love story…Campbell and Whelan provide smooth-voiced narrations that fully engage the listener…This is a smart, modern story for those who enjoy a bit of the paranormal.” AudioFile

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