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DETROIT, MI — October 30, 2026 — Author Antonio John Soave announces that the paperback edition of Ice Time: Frozen Rinks. Buried Wounds. Hardened Hearts. An Italian American Family Saga. is now available for purchase on Amazon.
Set against the backdrop of Detroit's hockey culture and Italian-American neighborhoods, Ice Time tells a compelling story about family relationships, immigrant traditions, emotional wounds, and the enduring power of forgiveness.
At the center of the novel is Tony Perino, whose passion for hockey provides an escape from a difficult childhood and creates lifelong bonds with friends, teammates, and mentors. Yet beneath his accomplishments lies an unresolved conflict with his father, Giovanni, whose harsh treatment leaves emotional scars that follow Tony into adulthood.
As Tony navigates the challenges of marriage, fatherhood, and personal responsibility, he must confront the painful memories of his past. The novel examines whether resentment can ultimately give way to reconciliation and whether Catholic faith can help heal wounds that have endured for generations.
Although hockey provides much of the story's energy, Ice Time is more than a sports novel. It celebrates the traditions of Italian-American family life, the importance of community, the strength of lifelong friendships, and the complicated bonds between fathers and sons.
The paperback edition makes the novel available to readers who prefer a traditional printed book, including hockey enthusiasts, Italian-American and Italian-Canadian communities, Catholic readers, and anyone drawn to stories of family, faith, and second chances.
Soave is also exploring opportunities for author appearances, book signings, and community discussions with Italian-American, Italian-Canadian, Catholic, and hockey organizations, with particular interest in Detroit, Windsor, Toronto, and Montreal.
Order the paperback edition of Ice Time on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HP6M5J93
About the Author
Antonio John Soave is an Italian-American author whose novel Ice Time draws on Detroit's Italian-American heritage, hockey culture, and Catholic traditions. Through the story of Tony Perino, he explores intergenerational conflict, friendship, faith, forgiveness, and redemption.
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