This is a warming heartfelt story about Iris fleeing an abusive relationship in England, and visiting her mother’s favourite place New York.
Living in an apartment shared by her friend Bobby and his partner, she comes across a small shop selling gelato which somehow seems familiar. Becoming friendly with Gio, the shop owner’s son, Iris realises that she has the answer to a problem he has about a recipe, but feels unable to help him.
Iris and Gio are attracted to each other from the start, and their romance gradually develops. After always feeling like an outsider, she becomes embraced within his wonderful family, feeling safe and protected. The vibrant New York scenery and characters are so richly described, all comes alive on the page. Their humour is infectious, and make you want to keep turning the pages.
I like how Iris loves music and singing, and the pleasure she gains from it, and you become emotively involved in her character. All characters are likeable and relatable, but I didn’t feel that her secret seemed strong enough to stop her from giving Gio the information he needs.
Overall, this is an engaging, captivating romance which is a joy to read.

I absolutely loved this book, it is the first Winter themed book that I have read this year and it has set a really high bar for any others to meet. I read this in two sittings because I had to know what happened to our characters - simply an engrossing read.

Iris stumbled upon an Italian cafe that she recognises from a picture in her mothers photo album. When she returns the next day she meets the beautiful Italian owner Gio and here she discovers all about why this place featured in the picture.

As her relationship with Gio and his very large and lively Italian family progresses she realises she has gotten in too deep. If she discloses her mother’s secrets now she risks hurting all the people she has come to love, breaking a promise she made to her mother and she will be left alone, again

Romantic novels are not my favourite genre to read and I’m always dubious picking one. There have been some I have enjoyed in the past but unfortunately this wasn’t one of them.

I found this story very drawn out and did skip over a few pages. I enjoyed the close Italian family scenes and also liked the story of Iris’s mum and Santo. There is not a whole lot more I want to shout about.

I do think if this is a genre you usually enjoy you will will like this book as it is very much like most other romantic stories.

Thanks to #netgalley for sending me a digital copy of this book

Josie Silver writes emotion very well, and her characters are always vivid and believable. She is one of my favourite writers so I was thrilled when I was approved for an early look at this book. Read it one sitting, I couldn't put it down. I was rooting for Iris from the start.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this lovely book in exchange for an honest review.

I cried buckets of tears for Iris and everything she was going through. Gio has a loud and very boisterous family. When they meet they find a connection that means the world to them both. Secrets and lies cause huge problems for them both which had me crying even more. I'm so glad that they get their happy ever after together.

A heartwarming read whilst dealing with many issues which are sensitively dealt with. Written mainly from the point of view of the main character, Iris, moving to New York after the death of her motherand escaping an abusive relationship so lacking confidence . Wonderful characters, well drawn and most totally engaging. Many secrets which at times make frustrating reading but, at the same time can see the logic to not being more open. Some dips into the past and decisions made impacting the present day storyline.

4.9 Stars

Iris + Gio

After the only person in her life - her mom - died and her boyfriend turned out to be a horrible person, Iris left London and moved to her mom's favorite place: New York City. She also left her great job as a chef to make noodles in a tiny asian restaurant because nobody else was hiring. But she also found her landlord and very best bestie in that noodle shop building. Bobby - he and his husband own the building.
Bobby is also the one to drag her out of the house one day to enjoy some great food at the Little Italy street fest.
That's where she sees that cute little Gelateria. The exact same one from her mom's photo.
And that's only the beginning of the mysteries ...
Will Iris find her happily ever after in that Gelateria or will all those mysteries and secrets destroy everything?

READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT!

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Adorable!
I just loved this whole foodie, New Yorkie, ice creamy, wintery, slightly sad and grieving mood.
We so want a happy end for Iris. But so far she only found her BFF in her new city.
But now here's Gio. Of course things are complicated. She could help him but should she? Would her mom mind? Would Gio's family hate her and her mom?
Very complicated and difficult situation.
But we keep on reading and hoping that we'll get that Iris and Gio happy end!

I really enjoyed reading this.
Such a sweet and heartbreaking love story.
But also so fun and sparky and adorable and heartwarming.
I just adored all the people!!
I would soo watch the movie!

► A WINTER IN NEW YORK was the most adorable love story. So full of family and love and loss and hope and hopelessness and food and ice cream and ... all the things! Run to your nearest book dealer for your own Iris + Gio - they'll be sold out in no time!

A beautiful story full of emotion as you range from happy and sad throughout the story. A real sentiment of loyalty to the past at the detriment of the future.

If you want a book that leaves your feeling warm and fuzzy … then this book is for YOU!!

Josie escapes a bad relationship and moves to New York in search of bringing her closer to her deceased mother.

Little was she expecting to fall straight into her mothers past, with so many unanswered questions …

Can she save the Belotti family and face betraying her mother?

Can she really love again after her last relationship

I’ve never experienced so many breath holding moments whilst reading a book!
A must read!

A lovely, heart-warming Christmas romance set in New York following Iris after a bad breakup. This is a beautiful story which has a mix of sweet light-hearted moments mixed with more emotional and raw parts. I thought this was a great book to read in one sitting and get absorbed into these characters lives and fall in love with the story.

<i>I would like to thank Penguin General UK - Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.</i>

One day in December was the first romance I’ve read. With it, came my love for the comfort of the HEA romances provide, granting Josie Silver a special place in my heart.

A Winter in New York does what it promises, and bring us to the magical New York during the holiday season. The book celebrates family bonds, the importance of fighting for your own voice, dealing with heavy past baggage and finding love after difficult times.

This is a sweet story, full of lovely characters and heartwarming moments. Iris and Gio have great chemistry and it’s impossible not to root for their happiness.
The characters are slightly older than what it’s typical in recent contemporary romances, which was a nice change, though I struggled to understand some of their choices and decisions.

Although I wanted to scream with Iris for the whole story regarding the things she was holding back, the ending wraps everything rather nicely.

Overall a cozy and tender read for the winter.

TW - death of parent (off page), verbal abusive relationship, gaslighting

A lovely feel good story.

Iris’s mother has died and she has just left an abusive relationship when she ends up in New York revisiting her mother’s old haunts.

She becomes embroiled with the Italian owners of a gelato featured in her mother’s scrapbook of her time travelling with a band. Iris also has in her possession the recipe for their famous vanilla flavoured gelato which is temporarily lost.

She falls for Gio and the wider family but has secrets she is afraid to part with for fear of breaking up the family.

I liked the other supplementary characters particularly Bobby and his cat!

A lovely lovely book with great characters. Really well written and the relationships were just lovely.

I adore Josie Silver’s stories. I cannot help but fall in love with her principal male characters whilst admiring their leading ladies.

I love that Iris and Gio’s story is set in New York. It is a city that is top of my bucket list of places to visit and Ms. Silver’s descriptive language not only allowed me to visualise the scenes within this narrative perfectly, but I’m now also even more desperate to visit the Big Apple for myself.

I cannot deny that Gio Belotti has stolen my heart. This incredible man has had more than his fair share of heartache, and he is a kind, caring, honest and loyal gentleman - one that without a second thought you would want within your close circle. Iris also comes into this story with a hurting heart. Her baggage adds something extra to the storyline and there are lessons to be learned from her actions.

At first, I wasn’t certain having Vivien share her story in the way that she does was the correct thing for the author to do. Then, as the story progressed, I realised how much more this added to my reading experience - insights that I ended up loving knowing whilst appreciating how her history impacted on Iris’ today. All supporting characters in this story make it what it is. I adore how close the Belotti family are, plus the friendships which substantiate that you don’t need to share the same blood in order to be family. There are many scenes throughout the narrative that I found to be very emotional and I loved this!

I’m torn with regards to the star rating to award A Winter in New York. It did take me a few chapters to connect with the story but then I became captivated. I adored witnessing Gio and Iris together. I absolutely loved being with the Belotti family too. I do have unanswered questions, although I always found myself immersed back into the story, concentrating on what was happening in the present so distracting me away from what was in my thoughts. In the end, I have decided on 4-4.5 stars. This is a story that I highly recommend to you to read.

Well Josie Silver has done it again; A Winter In New York has all the trademark endearing characters, precarious secrets and sizzling chemistry you want from her books, throw in gelato and a judgey cat called Smirnoff and you've got this beauty!

I loved all the classic New York film & other popular culture references, and many of the lesser known Italian -American & New Yorker traditions & experiences, such as the food festival.

Iris and Gio's complicated pasts brought such tender and terrifying risks to their relationship, and as each chapter went on I felt deeply their vulnerable love & conflict which made delicious reading!

Gio's family is just absolutely amazing and Iris' besties in Bobby & Robin were the cherry on the cake for me. I do hope we get to visit them all again at some point.

Loved this. Iris flees an emotionally abusive relationship in England and follows her late mother's footsteps to New York. The story of Iris and Gio is wrapped around a traditional ice cream shop, a recipe from her mother on a serviette and a scrapbook from her mother's time in New York. Likeable secondary characters, face, easy read. A pick me up in book form.
Thanks to Penguin and Netgalley for this ARC.

I was not at all expecting to be awake at 4am, because I just could not stop reading, crying my eyes out to this book.
A beautiful story of finding yourself, and love, this book made me feel every emotion.
Iris came to New York after fleeing an abusive relationship to follow in the footsteps of her late mother. Here, she finds herself a sanctuary with her landlord Bobby and his husband in their flats above a noodle house.
Whilst at market event, Iris stumbles upon a gelateria which feels strangely familiar, and finds herself amidst the Belotti family's crisis - the patriarch of the family has had a stroke and noone else knows the family's famous gelato recipe. Noone, that is, except by chance Iris.
Iris is faced with a huge catch 22 situation - how can she give them their recipe without opening a huge can of worms and ruining the slow building relationship she has forming with the nephew and heir to the gelataria, Gio?
When I started reading this book, I did not expect it to sweep me off my feet in the way that it did. I fell deeply in love with the characters, laughing and crying where fit and my only complaint is that it had to come to an end (and oh what a wonderful ending!)
I will definitely be picking up a physical copy of this come October, and giving it a re-read as the weather gets colder (this summer heatwave is slightly different to the New York snow!).
Thank you to Penguin and Netgalley for allowing me to read this advanced copy, and to Josie for writing such a beautiful book.

This novel has everything you want in a Winter Read – or to help you cool down in a Summer heatwave! It had romance, community, suspense, love, laughter, reality and gelato. The romantic scenes were just right and helped to create a cosy and warm page-turner of a book. A true book-lover will be hooked by those very first few pages – read and you’ll see why!

Josie Silver’s storylines always feel realistic, down-to-earth and completely possible. Her characters are true to life and unpredictable. The romance was natural and the descriptions absolutely perfect. There was a whole host of loveable characters and a real sense of family. There will not be a more authentic christmas read this year!

Aahhh five beautiful festive star (in the middle of summer!)

Josie Silver has character building and scene setting absolutely nailed in this beautiful winters tale! Iris and Gio are two of the most likeable characters I have come across this year, and I think they will stay with me for some time!

Set in New York (my favourite city in the world!) Iris is on a personal mission to create a new life for herself. Her reasons are personal and will likely resonate with a lot of female readers, which is probably why I liked her so much.

This heartwarming novel brings together love, loss, family, & feelings and has left me feeling utterly MUSHY. A perfect festive read. 5/5 stars!

JOSIE SILVER – A WINTER IN NEW YORK ****

With Josie Silver you know that you are in safe hands.

This is the story of Iris, a young Englishwoman who flees an abusive relationship by flying to New York just before Christmas. There she meets Gio, part of an Italian American family famous for one flavour of ice cream. Vanilla. Unfortunately, they have lost the recipe, and only two people know it, one who has lost his memory, the other who is abroad.

By pure coincidence Iris has their recipe, scribbled on a napkin years ago by the man who has lost his memory when he was in love with her mother, who sang in a band. If Iris told Gio she had the recipe they need the story would end the moment they met. But for a variety of reasons invented to keep the story alive, she decides not to.

This is a heart-warming tale, the agony of a love affair with secrets, colourful family and friends, culminating with Christmas in New York and a brilliantly executed set piece at the end that has you cheering. Very satisfying. As I said, you are in safe hands with Josie Silver.