A review by asurges
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman

3.0

A really great summer read, with a pretty funny concept: Leona Helmsley as an ice-cream magnate. The story takes you from 1908 New York to the 80s, and the history of immigrants is very interesting. However, the writing sometimes suffers from trying too hard; for example, every time the main character called the reader "darling," I gagged a little. It was just too much, and I think Gilman, whose non-fiction, I've really enjoyed, could have created that voice in other ways.