Such a romantic story, I've read in a day, just couldn't put it down. I got lost in the beautiful setting, the characters, I adored them all. What an incredibly written romance. The loss and heartbreak is upsetting through, but shows that love conquers! Loved it.
Thank you to the author, publisher and netgalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Escaping an abusive relationship, Iris not only leaves her home but the country. Arriving in New York she finds not only a job but a home and friends. A walk leads to finding a place that is in her late mum's photos. Entering the shop she finds a wider circle of friends and acceptance. But Iris is hiding a secret. Will it destroy the love and acceptance she has found?

This is a heartwarming story ideal for a cosy seasonal Christmas read. Set in New York it relates the life of Iris who has made the bold decision to leave England and a toxic relationship. Although seeking out a new life and finding friendship she is still haunted by her ex. The story skilfully links Iris’s mothers time in New York, as a singer in a band, to the same places and family that Iris now meets.

The story combines themes of love, trust, honesty, secrets, fear, friendship and family values. The characters are detailed and there is a real feel of fiery Italian temperament.

The locations in New York are described with careful attention to detail. In particular the Italian food and cultural festival of San Gennaro, the Christmas decorations on Dyker Heights and the deserted beach at Coney Island give the story a real sense of place.

A really enjoyable read.

Oh gosh, I am so incredibly grateful to receive an ARC for this.
This was the epitome of Josie Silver for me (as a huge lover of Lydia Bird and ODID) heartwarming, breaking, grief, loss, love and found family.
I don’t think it could’ve been more perfect in my eyes.

This was my first book by Josie Silver and although the story was alright it didn't light any fires for me. The 'secrets/lies' were going to come out and I got fed up of Iris bemoaning the fact that she hadn't/couldn't/wasn't ready to spill the beans. Some nice settings and scenes and some good (and bad) characters but it wasn't any more than a 3 star read for me. With thanks to NerGalley, the author and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review an e-ARC of this novel.

Iris has come to New York from London to make a fresh start, following the death of her beloved single parent mother, and to escape an abusive relationship.

While she’s not exactly using her chef’s skills to their full, working in a downtrodden noodle restaurant, it’s just what she needs, given the job comes not only with an (albeit tiny) apartment, but also with Bobby, the owner who has become a brilliant friend. It’s on an outing with Bobby to the San Gennaro festival in Little Italy that she spots a doorway and everything changes.

Can Iris find happiness with the gorgeous Gio? What about the lie and big secret that hangs over Iris’ head, and causes us readers anxiety?

While most of the story is narrated by Iris herself, there are a few chapters thrown in from her mother Vivien’s story – so we know more than Iris ever will. I really wanted to be able to enlighten her.

Full of loveable characters (with one or two exceptions, including Smirnoff, the cat), bringing untold warmth to a cold New York winter (or a wet, chilly British summer!), it’s a thoroughly enjoyable romantic read.

I got half way through this book and dnf I just couldn't get into the story took so long and it was the same repetitive things

This was my first Josie Silver Novel and it did not disappoint. It was beautifully written and I found it to be very heartfelt. I thoughly enjoyed all the characters from the main ones, Gio and Iris to the supporting ones, Sophia and Bella. I will definitely be seeking out more books by this author.

REVIEW
cw: bereavement, grief, coercive control, anxiety
After Iris escapes an abusive relationship she moves to New York and finds herself in front of a familiar door in Little Italy. There she meets Gio Belotti, a widower trying to recreate the family's legendary gelato after his uncle's stroke. Little do either know just how intertwined their histories are.
This was such a moving story, about second chances (in a kind of parallel way). Told through the POV's of Iris and her mother Vivienne (via flashbacks), we follow their time in New York, where they meet two of the Belotti men and fall in love with the family's famous gelato. I loved Gio and Iris together. They were so sweet, especially talking about old rom-coms, and I loved their banter. I also loved Iris's connection with Bella, and the way everything kept linking back to Vivienne's story. Speaking of Bella, there were some wonderful supporting characters, from Bobby and Robin, to the entire Betolli family. I was so moved by the loneliness both Iris and her mother had experienced in their lives and I particularly loved the found family aspects of this story. The Belotti's were such a wonderful family and I really appreciated how much they cared about Iris.
If I have one tiny criticism, it's that Iris's internal thoughts about the subterfuge occasionally felt repetitve, which frustrated me. I completely understood her fears, but I could have happily heard about them a little less. Still, the denouement was satisfying and swoon-worthy. This is a perfect winter read (even though I read it in August 😉)

Overall Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️.5
Heat Rating: 🔥🔥
Emotional Rating: 😬😂🙈💓🤔💓😊🥰💓😢🥰😬💔🥰💓😢💓🥰💓🥰😬💓😍💓😂💓💔💓😍💓😍💓🥰💓🥰🤬💔😒🤬💓😭👏🏻💓😬💓🥰🤬😢🥰😭💓💔😭💓😭🥰😒😢💔😢🙄🤬👏🏻🥰😂💓🥰

*Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to leave an honest review. A Winter In New York is published on 12th October in the UK*

Oh how I loved this , absolutely fabulous storytelling and superb cast of characters. Warm , romantic, intriguing and funny . I loved it all. Highly recommended.

Very good. Josie Silver just keeps on getting better and better. This book is full of passion, romance and heartache. Wonderful writing that just flows throughout and makes you feel part of the scene, not just reading it on a page. The characters are so relatable and well written.

Well we love a Josie Silver book - and this one didn't disappoint at all. It was a fun and light read and I couldn't put it down. Fully recommend to anyone who wants a lovely book!!

Thanks to Josie, Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in return for a review.

Loved it! Josie Silver gives another wonderful couple and family to fall in love with. Perfect for snuggling up on a winter afternoon and losing yourself in.

I adored this!!! It had Christmas, New York City, Single Dad, Big Family, MCs over 30 (big win!!!!), Pop culture references, and Gelato - what more could you want!

This was a grown up romance, that still had the swoon worthy moments, yet didn't feel cheesy or cliché. You could feel from the beginning the blow up teetering on the fringes of this story and yet it couldn't stop me from reading.

I can't wait to read more by this author. This has given 'One Night on the Island' a run for it's money X

Set mostly in New York in present time with a few flash backs to an earlier time. After her mother’s death and her failed relationship with Adam, Iris leaves London to travel to Lower East Side of New York to the place Iris’s mother spoke often about. Iris left London with her mother’s ashes and some of her mother’s precious mementos including a scrapbook and a secret recipe for vanilla gelato.
Iris finds a job as a Chef at The Very Tasty Noodle House and lives above the restaurant. Bobby and Robin own the restaurant and the building where Iris Lives. Iris becomes good friends with Bobby and Robin and often makes her secret recipe of vanilla gelato to share with Bobby.
One day Bobby takes Iris to a cultural and food festival, where she recognises a door that is in one of her mother’s photos. The door is Bellotti’s gelateria.
Iris checks her mother’s scrapbook and finds a photo of a man in front of the same door. This discovery sets Iris on a course of discovery to find out who the man was and why her mother had a secret recipe for vanilla gelato.
I loved the descriptions of food and music playing in the background as Iris and Bobby wandered around the cultural food festival.
This was a romance about families, friendship and a secret vanilla gelato recipe.

Iris escapes to New York where she tries to reinvent herself while visiting some of her mother's past. She comes across a gelato shop that her mother had a connection with, and holds a mystery that she has the key to. Starts off fairly light, but builds into something deeper as we find out more of her story and of the new relationships she makes. Perfect read with a bowl of gelato, no matter what the weather!

This was a really delightful read set in New York about a struggling gelateria.

Iris has recently moved to New York, to escape an abusive partner and to restart her life after the death of her mother, who years ago also lived in New York for a while. Whilst there she finds a job and becomes best friends with the owners, especially Bobby, both of whom are such wonderful funny characters, I loved them!

During a night out with Bobby Iris sees a little gelateria that is in photos she has of her mother, and she also has a gelato recipe that her mother always used to make her, and Iris has continued making. She learns that this is the 'secret' recipe of the shop that supposedly only the owner is supposed to know about, so how did Iris's mother come by it?

The gelato shop is in a bit of a crisis because the current person who knows about the secret recipe has been ill and has forgotten the recipe... so what is Iris to do now? Admit she has the recipe, or not, even though her mother had always sworn her to secrecy with the recipe, telling her to share it with no-one? She slowly gets closer to the family, secretly helping them figure out the recipe without admitting she knows it, and especially gets closer to the person currently running it, Gio.

Of course the secrets all come out in the end, about how Iris's mother had the recipe in the first place, albeit with some annoying parts regarding certain members of the family finally realising who Iris is and trying to hide some of their past, which was pretty ridiculous. I also found the part about the abusive ex-partner, who briefly turned up in New York, rather irritating, and pretty pointless. But apart from that it was a really lovely, romantic story that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Having read and enjoyed previous books by Josie Silver, I was pleased to be given the opportunity to read this one via Net Galley.
The main character is Iris, who plucks up the courage to leave the abusive relationship she is in and escape to new York for a new life., where she meets Gio and his family. They give her a fresh start in life and also the chance to reignite their love of ice cream and the opening of a shop to sell it.
Thoroughly enjoyed, can't wait for Josie's next novel.

This was a beautiful story, I loved both the plot and characters. Josie's writing style is lovely to read and I can only recommend her books!

Iris has escaped an abusive relationship, she’s run from London to New York. This was where her mother had spent some time in her younger days, before Iris was born and before her untimely death three years ago. Iris wants to walk where she walked. With her she carries a secret, one which she feels she can’t reveal.
Compelling writing, totally absorbing read.
Chick lit at its best. Loved it.