Always, Almond Fudge by Charlotte O’Shay
One Scoop or Two
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Romance, Historical, Contemporary
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Reviewed by AstilbeOn a lengthy car ride to their annual seaside vacation, a mother recounts the true story of a sweet family tradition.
It’s the summer of 1941 in the seaside town of Langford, Rhode Island, and seventeen-year-old Meredith Franklin works as a server at Seymore’s Ice Cream Shoppe.
When aspiring baseball player Anthony Fanelli strolls into the ice cream shop, his teasing banter leads to romantic sparks and dreams of forever love.
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Decades later, a treasure trove of wartime letters details the romance of Merry and Anthony and the sacrifices of a generation.
Some traditions have beautiful origins.
Is it nature or nurture that leads certain traits to be passed down in families for generations? This is a question I love discussing, and there were plenty of opportunities to think about it here. The contemporary narrator was someone who’d never known much about his great-grandparents at all, and yet he shared so many surprising things in common with them. I really liked the process of comparing his personality and interests to what his ancestors were like nearly eighty years ago.
As much as I enjoyed getting to know Meredith and Anthony through their great-grandson Sebastian’s eyes, I sure would have liked to have more information about what their lives were like during and after World War II. Both of these characters had experiences that were pretty uncommon in the 1940s, so it would have been neat to read more details about their accomplishments and how they achieved them.
The chemistry between Anthony and Meredith was lovely, especially when considering how little time passed between their first meeting and when they both realized they were falling in love. I was impressed with Ms. O’Shay’s attention to detail in these early scenes. She really sold me on the idea of these characters falling in love almost at first sight.
This is part of the One Scoop or Two series, but it works perfectly well as a standalone story.
Always, Almond Fudge should be read by anyone who is in the mood for something sweet and lighthearted.
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