A Winter in New York
A Novel
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love—and life—she’s been looking for in this stunning novel from the New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December.
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When Iris decides to move to New York to restart her life, she realizes she underestimated how big the Big Apple really is—all the nostalgic movies set in New York she’d watched with her mom while eating their special secret-recipe gelato didn’t quite do it justice.
But Bobby, Iris’s best friend, isn’t about to let her hide away. He drags her to a famous autumn street fair in Little Italy, and as they walk through the food stalls, a little family-run gelateria catches her eye—could it be the same shop that’s in an old photo of her mother’s?
Curious, Iris returns the next day and meets the handsome Gio, who tells her that the shop is in danger of closing. His uncle, sole keeper of their family’s gelato recipe, is in a coma, so they can’t make more. When Iris samples the last remaining batch, she realizes that their gelato and her gelato are one and the same. But how can she tell them she knows their secret recipe when she’s not sure why Gio’s uncle gave it to her mother in the first place?
Iris offers her services as a chef to help them re-create the flavor and finds herself falling for Gio and his family. But when Gio’s uncle finally wakes up, all of the secrets Iris has been keeping threaten to ruin the new life—and new love—she’s been building all winter long.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Silver (One Night on the Island) offers a middling contemporary rom-com full of manufactured drama and pointless miscommunication. London chef Iris Raven flees her abusive relationship, leaving Britain for New York City. There, she discovers that her mother's signature gelato recipe is the same as the top-secret recipe of a local gelateria, Belotti's. With the chef and Belotti family patriarch in the hospital, the recipe is lost and Gio Belotti, a handsome widower, struggles to keep the business afloat. Gio also believes Iris is a widow due to their snappish first meeting at a bookstore during which she lied to win an argument. Instead of explaining the situation and offering her mother's recipe, Iris embarks on a convoluted scheme to secretly steer Gio toward the correct recipe over the course of months. Their slow-burning romance is interspersed with flashbacks to her mother Vivien's time in 1980s New York—and her own love affair with a Belotti man. Iris is the maudlin author of her own misery, propelling the paper-thin plot forward through a series of bizarre choices. All but Silver's most devoted fans can skip this one.
Customer Reviews
A nostalgic and cozy holiday romance
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver is a nostalgic and cozy holiday romance set against the backdrop of bustling New York City. This book will leave you craving for a scoop of gelato, so be sure to have some on standby! This tale of love, family secrets, and new beginnings is a perfect choice for fans of Emily Stone and Jenny Bayliss. This was my first encounter with Josie Silver's work, but I'm eager to explore her other titles, including One Day in December and The Two Lives of Lydia Bird. Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Christmas, Family Secrets, Found Family, Terminal Illness. *Special thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free eARC #AWinterinNewYork #JosieSilver
So very good
I would love to tell the person that wrote the review for publishers weekly that he or she is so wrong about this book. It’s sentimental heartfelt and at times too realistic (the scene in the alley abuse comes in all forms). It’s a wonderful book with a happy ending for Iris because she finally had peace and family who love her and will fight for her. I will read this again very soon - we should all experience & love a Gio.
Read this book now!
Read this book if you’re Italian, if you’re British, if you’re neither, if you have fond memories of New York, if you’ve ever been scared and lonely, if your mom is gone and you miss her more then you can describe or just because this is an amazing book that’s incredibly well written. I was in high school in the 80s and I’ve never read a novel with a subplot from my teen years so that was wonderful. But the big Italian family was the hook for me. This book was raw and beautiful and comforting. It flowed seamlessly, even in the difficult plot sections, which thankfully, didn’t drag on for chapters. I was shocked to find out the author wasn’t Italian and has never been to NYC. She got everything right! I felt guilty getting this i-book for 1.99 because, how is that compensation for what this author has produced? So I’m buying a hardback for my “best books” bookshelf. This book was a winter treat!