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A review by okiecozyreader
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I read this in three nights and thought it was a fun holiday read, a nice break from some heavy, long reads.
Iris is the daughter of Vivian, a singer who ended up with a secret family gelato recipe from New York. Iris comes to NYC to feel closer to her mom, who died 3 years ago from cancer, and to escape an abusive relationship. She and her mom watched a lot of American movies and she wants to see some of the famous locations for herself. She finds the gelato restaurant that serves the recipe she has from her mom, that she makes and knows well. But the patriarch of the family is ill and no one else knows the recipe.
I feel like the ending seems kind of random and put together to wrap it up. But I enjoyed these parts:
Found family
Miscommunication
Food / cooking / gelato
Father/daughter
Marshmallow heart …”her heart is still soft, unprotected, no shell.” P197
Iris is the daughter of Vivian, a singer who ended up with a secret family gelato recipe from New York. Iris comes to NYC to feel closer to her mom, who died 3 years ago from cancer, and to escape an abusive relationship. She and her mom watched a lot of American movies and she wants to see some of the famous locations for herself. She finds the gelato restaurant that serves the recipe she has from her mom, that she makes and knows well. But the patriarch of the family is ill and no one else knows the recipe.
I feel like the ending seems kind of random and put together to wrap it up. But I enjoyed these parts:
Found family
Miscommunication
Food / cooking / gelato
Father/daughter
Marshmallow heart …”her heart is still soft, unprotected, no shell.” P197
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Domestic abuse