Winter Town

Winter Town explores the complex journey of two childhood best friends, Evan and Lucy, as they transition into young adulthood. After years of only seeing each other during Christmas breaks, their friendship blossoms into a romance at age seventeen. However, their paths diverge as Evan grapples with his father's Ivy League ambitions for him versus his own desire to be a cartoonist, while Lucy contends with significant family problems that lead her down a path of destructive choices. This novel delves into themes of identity, first love, family expectations, and the resilience required to forge one's own future, making it a poignant read for young adults.

Evan and Lucy, childhood best friends who grew apart after years of seeing one another only during Christmas break, begin a romance at age seventeen but his choice to mindlessly follow his father's plans for an Ivy League education rather than becoming the cartoonist he longs to be, and her more destructive choices in the wake of family problems, pull them apart.