The IceCream Makers, Ernest van der Kwast
The IceCream Makers, Ernest van der Kwast
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The Ice-Cream Makers

Author: Ernest van der Kwast

Narrator: Jacques Roy

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2017


Synopsis

In this “moving story of how sacrifices accumulate in the wake of passions left unfulfilled” (Publishers Weekly)—perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman and Lisa Genova—a poet must decide if he should put his family’s or his own needs first when he returns to Italy help run the family business he left behind years ago.

As the heir to a proud Northern Italian ice-cream dynasty, Giovanni Talamini’s family is none too happy when he decides to break with tradition and travel the world as a poet. So when Giovanni receives an unexpected call from his brother, he is faced with a difficult decision: return home to serve in his family’s interests or continue on his own path in life once and for all?

In a heartwarming tale that weaves history with lore and poetry with delicious recipes, The Ice-Cream Makers paints a century-long, multigenerational portrait of a family wrestling with their identity and how to ensure their legacy. This is a “delightful read; smooth as ice cream on a hot summer day” (Kirkus Reviews).

About Ernest van der Kwast

Ernest van der Kwast is a Dutch author whose novel Mama Tandoori was an international bestseller. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Zoe

Poignant, intriguing, and delightfully entertaining! The Ice-Cream Makers is set in both Rotterdam and Northern Italy and is the multi-generational story of the Talamini family and their ice-creaming making dynasty. It centres around two brothers; Giovanni, the oldest who decides to branch out from tr......more

Goodreads review by David

Received as an ARC from the publisher. Started 7-22-17; finished 7-27-17. Tells the story of a multi-generational family of Italian ice-cream makers in the Netherlands and the youngest son who prefers to become a poet. Along the way the reader gets a lesson in the history of ice-cream making, and th......more

Goodreads review by Tanja

Eine tolle Mehrgenerationengeschichte über Familientraditionen und -dynamiken und was passiert, wenn man diesen unfreiwillig folgt oder alternativ aus diesen ausbricht. Dazu eine tolle Sprache! Hat mir ausnehmend gut gefallen :) 4,5 Sterne!......more

Novel set in the DOLOMITES with lots of ice-cream (what's not to like?) A delightful book combining village life in Northern Italy and ice cream. What’s not to like? This is the story of one Italian family, bedded in the mores and traditions of the Dolomites, who create wonderful recipes for commercia......more

Goodreads review by Martina

3.7* Topla priča o povijesti jedne obitelji, nastanku sladoleda te tuzi i otuđenosti koju breme naslijeđivanja donosi i prenosi iz generacije u generaciju.........more