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A fascinating story overall. I found I needed to get almost halfway through the book before I found myself reaching for it at every spare moment. The early part was interesting, no doubt, but once the main character was fully established the story really took off with all her actions leading to so many interesting directions and consequences. While perhaps a most unlikeable character to many, Malka/Lillian is no doubt a firecracker and a fighter. As a woman business owner in the early 20th centu
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Whereas I never really warmed to the main character, I really loved the historical settings and what I learned about the history of ice cream.
Jul 19, 2014
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
Jun 17, 2025
Heather Renee
marked it as to-read
