Winter Street on Nantucket Island is the home of the Winter Street Inn. Kelley Quinn purchased the Inn years ago after leaving his very famous wife and the rat race of Wall Street. With his new wife they raised his four children along with their new son, Bart. Flash forward nearly twenty years , it is nearly Christmas and Kelley discovers that his wife has been having an affair with Santa Claus for nearly a dozen years. His youngest son, Bart, is in Afghanistan. Ava, his only daughter is a teacher struggling to find true love. Kevin is a bartender who may have found true love with the French maid, and Patrick may have destroyed his marriage and career by doing some insider trading. Kelley's world is crumbling and would like nothing more than to hole up in his bedroom and drink his troubles away.
Told in alternating voices we get to see the Quinn family prepare for Christmas and deal with what life has currently dished out. I think most of us have experienced a holiday season or two that was hard to get get into the spirit of things and that is what it was like for the Quinn family. Even though Kelley wants to cancel their big Christmas Eve party, the rest of the family know that they need to plow through to live up to the community's expectations. And once they do, they realize that being with family makes all things easier. Winter Street was a quick read, but I enjoyed reading through the eyes of all the characters. The Quinn children are all so different, but the one thing they have in common is their commitment to their family. The book ended with most everything tied up nicely, but there was one thing that had no resolution and kind of left me going - "what??" I think the conclusion the reader is supposed to arrive at is the "happy ever after" ending, at least that is what I am going to go with.
Bottom line - Elin Hilderbrand is one of my favorite authors and I am thrilled that she wrote a Christmas novel. Winter Street is a holiday tale about a family that is struggling to maintain their holiday cheer while being faced with some challenging situations. Full of diverse characters you will find yourself loving a Christmas season Nantucket through the eyes of Elin Hilderbrand and the Quinn family.
The Details:
- Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
- Pages 256
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
- Publication Date: October 14, 2014
- Buy it Here!
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