Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
Review by Mirah Welday (mwelday)
This past holiday season I was looking for a new holiday book and found Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand. I have read (and listened) to other Hilderbrand books and one thing I like is that she can make her locations seem almost like additional characters to the story.
Enter Winter Street and the Quinn family. Kelley and Mitzi Quinn own and operate the Winter Street Inn, a bed & breakfast in Nantucket. Mitzi drops a bombshell on Kelley just before Christmas and his children rally around him to provide support and encouragement. But little does Kelley know, his children are dealing with various crises of their own. And what about Kelley’s ex-wife Margaret, where does she fit in? Mitzi has never liked her but do her children and Kelley need her now? And what about Bart, the Kelley’s son with Mitzi and new Marine who recently went to the Middle East? All calls and emails to him are unable to be delivered. Is he safe?
Everyone gathers at the Winter Street Inn for the holiday and to support Kelly but does he really want to keep the bed & breakfast after this holiday heartbreak? The Inn is a Nantucket staple but Kelley might not have the heart to keep it going himself.
Winter Street is a holiday novel about the function within a dysfunctional family and the power of moving on and accepting things you cannot change. It was a quick read that is lighthearted and great for a cold (snowy) winter’s day. I’m looking forward to joining the Quinns again in Winter Stroll.
