A review by meganpbennett
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Winter in New York is a lovely story of a young woman learning who she is and where she wants to be in life, while also falling in love with the son of a gelato maker. Before she was born, Iris's mother had a fiery fling with Santo, a gelato maker who gave her his family secret - his gelato recipe. Flash forward 40ish years, and Santo has just had a stroke, forgetting the famous recipe. Iris stumbles upon the shop and the secret by accident - she had no idea her mother's secret recipe was really Santo's secret recipe - so she decides to help them. 

Very interesting. Bit of an emotional rollercoaster through the last few chapters, what with Adam and Iris making some spectacularly stupid decisions. 

 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for the free electronic Advanced Reader. 
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