A Winter in New York: A Novel
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A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
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.
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"I see your shine, Iris."
I’m really quite sad to say that I didn’t enjoy A Winter in New York. I’d had it sitting on my shelf for over a year, and I actually started reading it last year but put it down after a few chapters — I can’t even remember exactly why. This time, I decided to give it another try, hoping it would finally capture me, but in the end, I was rather disappointed. For me, there was no real sense of tension or excitement; the story just felt flat and, honestly, quite dull overall. Some readers have described it as a touching exploration of grief and loss — particularly the main character’s struggle after losing her mother — and I could certainly see those themes coming through. However, I didn’t find them particularly relatable or convincing, perhaps because, thankfully, I haven’t personally experienced such a loss. I went into the book expecting a heart-warming, romantic Christmas story — something cosy and atmospheric that would put me in a festive mood. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much of that at all. The “Christmas spirit” was barely there, and the romance didn’t really sweep me away either. All in all, it just didn’t live up to what I was hoping for, which is a shame, as I really wanted to love it.
Description
A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
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.
Book Information
Posts
"I see your shine, Iris."
I’m really quite sad to say that I didn’t enjoy A Winter in New York. I’d had it sitting on my shelf for over a year, and I actually started reading it last year but put it down after a few chapters — I can’t even remember exactly why. This time, I decided to give it another try, hoping it would finally capture me, but in the end, I was rather disappointed. For me, there was no real sense of tension or excitement; the story just felt flat and, honestly, quite dull overall. Some readers have described it as a touching exploration of grief and loss — particularly the main character’s struggle after losing her mother — and I could certainly see those themes coming through. However, I didn’t find them particularly relatable or convincing, perhaps because, thankfully, I haven’t personally experienced such a loss. I went into the book expecting a heart-warming, romantic Christmas story — something cosy and atmospheric that would put me in a festive mood. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much of that at all. The “Christmas spirit” was barely there, and the romance didn’t really sweep me away either. All in all, it just didn’t live up to what I was hoping for, which is a shame, as I really wanted to love it.