Published by Random House - Ballantine Genres: Fiction, Holiday, Romance
Format: ARC, eBook
Josie Silver always delights. I have been a fan since I read One Day in December, and I always get excited when I see that she has a new book coming out! A Winter in New York is a gripping, charming book that touches on family, secrets, loss, grief, romance, gelato and of course, winter in New York.
Josie Silver chose the perfect setting for her book. If you have ever been to New York around the fall and winter holidays, you know it is a magical place to be. The decorations, the ice skating, the lights, the crisp air, and the decorations in the store windows. One can’t help but be swept up in the mood.
Secrets…….
Iris decides to leave London after suffering a loss and to escape an abusive relationship. She moves to NYC hoping that the city will be the new beginning she craves. There, her friend, Bobby takes her down a street in Little Italy and a family run gelateria catches her eye. Her mother had a photo of a shop that looked like that one that caught her eye. Could it be the same shop?????
Iris returns to the gelateria the next day and meets Gio who informs her that the gelateria is in danger of closing. Their famous gelato recipe is known only by their uncle who is in a coma. As Iris samples the batch, she realizes that the gelato is the same gelato that her mother made. How could two people be making the same recipe? Iris promised her mother that she would never share the recipe. Without knowing how to make the recipe, Gio’s family business will close.
Forming relationships with another can be tricky when you have a secret……
Like her other books, A Winter in New York has likeable characters, witty banter, a dilemma, and romance. I was instantly transported to New York as a fly on the wall, watching the characters as they interacted. There are quite a few characters in this book, but I found it easy to keep track of them.
This was an enjoyable seasonal romance which takes place in a great setting. I enjoyed the sense of family, duty, loyalty, love, and hope. Plus, it made me want to have some gelato – a lot of gelato!
Well written, charming, gripping, and hard to put down!
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Thank you to Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, Dell and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.