Snow Day

By: Julie Lipson

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi, Victor Bevine, Fred Berman, Elizabeth Jasicki, Eliza Foss, Kevin Pariseau, Angelo Di Loreto, Clara Francesca, Fulvio Della Volta

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

What makes for a wonderful life? On a crowded Christmas train from Milan to Paris, Amy, an American headed to meet her fiancé, and Martijn, a Finn headed anywhere but home, meet cute. But when their train gets delayed in an Italian Alps hill town due to a snow storm, they, along with a passel of fellow stranded passengers, find comfort and joy in a cozy inn, run by a wise Italian man who forces them to look at the holiday and each other in a whole new light.

A coproduction with MarVista Entertainment.

©2020 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

I loved it

it's sweet, and inspired you to be more open hearted. I'll probably listen to it again

Absolutely delightful ❤️

I didn’t realize this was going to be so good. I thought I was signing up for another typical rom-com. But it turned it to be much more than that. Romance, travel, Christmas Eve, philosophical Finnish guy... what’s not to love? I’m actually saving this one to listen to again. 👏 Bravo

Road Trip Listen

This book was lighthearted, entertaining and exposed a message...it kept me good company while on my road trip! Magnifico!

very sweet uplifting joyful love story,

my favorite. it made me think about adventures I have had and adventures yet to have.

Wow! So Delightful!

Amazing Audible production. The story in itself was delightful and thought provoking. It was presented with perfect narration and incredible sound effects to put you right in the scenes. (Even attention to minute details...like the babbling of the baby).
Good work!

Great to listen too!

Loved the voices and the sounds, great to listen to for the holidays. Definitely recommend to listen to.

Wish I could see it on the big screen!

This is such a warm-hearted and fun story. As I was listening to it, I kept thinking about what a beautiful and sweet Christmas movie it would make. I hope Amazon makes it into one! The story is engaging and exciting. It was a perfect escape from quarantine life to dream up winter in Italy and a spontaneous adventure. My only gripe, and it’s small, is that I didn’t love the voice of Martin. I felt like he was a little monotone and not as animated as I would have liked but eventually I got used to it and it wasn’t such a big deal.

Worth a listen and definitely worth a watch if it becomes a movie one day!!

Exactly What I Needed on This Day

After struggling with too many Christmas movie repeats, and trying to understand a culturally challenging Dave Robicheaux murder mystery (amazing but I missed too many cultural references), the beautiful original light infused little snapshot illustration and the short time investment of the story made me dive in.

Instantly I was taken back to my first trip to Europe - and yes, on a train - and felt like a fellow passenger. The light coming through the huge window was effervescent and luminous, the background language a gentle cacophany, and the immediate
politeness and concern of Martijn, the Finnish gentleman made me breathe, relax, and remember there are many people everywhere who are kind.

The story was bounded by its shortness, so we knew at the first, things would develop at a faster pace, but still the author, to me, had all the right steps there. The author met my basic need in a good story, which is, do the characters convince me of their humanity; can I feel what they are feeling; can I see how we are alike? In this case, I felt like both of them - Amy and Martijn. Amy needed trust in her work and job life, her purpose had to be a stable known; Martijn had to have beauty, new experiences, the freedom to explore, and trust his instincts toward adventures and new things. He also had a tremendous
capacity to see others profoundly human, and knew whom to trust or not.

So these different approaches were what was the basic conflict to be worked out between the two of them, and bit by bit, encounter by encounter, and decision by decision, they found themselves with new viewpoints and understanding.

This process was not in isolation of the train compartment, but included a busy , extraordinary background of new friends, ancient history, architecture, loving people and the unpredictability of winter, snow, a surprise sauna in the middle of a frozen lake, and a heavenly male chorus caught briefly and a last minute uncharacteristic change of mind!

Funny, engaging story with great narration.

Although not really narration, as this is an audio-play. Loved the story line, loved the characters, loved the voice actors. The only complaint I have it it's too short! I wanted to be in these character's lives a little bit longer. But really, can't miss with this one. A good, quick holiday listen. Oh, and would love to know the music credit, both song and choir.

This short and sweet story was worth the listen

I never write reviews, but I thought this one was worth it. I wish all audiobooks were as animated. The characters are sweet and the story is like falling in love.