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Winter Solstice

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28th January 2021

Price: £12.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780340752487

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‘This book is the literary equivalent of a warm, soft blanket, a log fire and a cup of strong, sweet tea on a snowy winter night. With the Scotland setting, it is utterly irresistible’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

An endearing and poignant novel about loss and the healing power of love by the beloved Rosamunde Pilcher

Elfrida Phipps loves her new life in her pretty Hampshire village. She has a tiny cottage, her faithful dog Horace and the friendship of the neighbouring Blundells – particularly Oscar – to ensure that her days are filled with companionship as well as independence. But an unforeseen tragedy upsets Elfrida’s tranquillity: Oscar’s wife and daughter are killed in a terrible car crash, and he finds himself homeless when his stepchildren claim their dead mother’s inheritance.

Oscar and Elfrida take refuge in a rambling house in Scotland, which becomes a magnet for various waifs and strays who converge upon it, including an unhappy teenage girl. It could be a recipe for disaster. But somehow the Christmas season weaves its magic and the winter solstice brings love and solace.

READERS ADORE WINTER SOLSTICE:

‘The author’s finely drawn characters are charming and her settings beguiling‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A sweet love story in a gorgeous and evocative winter setting‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I love her books because the characters jump off the page and straight into my heart. I love her books because she creates such a vivid sense of place that I can close my eyes and see it‘ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A truly beautifully heart-warming story of love and loss . . .’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

PRAISE FOR ROSAMUNDE PILCHER:

Enchanting . . . bound to delight her many thousands of fans’ Daily Express

‘Rosamunde Pilcher’s warm spell is charming and utterly convincingDaily Mail

A beautiful, haunting story . . . that will tug at your heartstringsPrima

Reviews

<i>Kirkus Review</i>
As always, Pilcher is a sensible fairy godmother, bestowing happy endings upon the worthy and heartsick. . . [she has a] . . . remarkably evocative sense of place and watercolorist's eye for muted detail.
<i>Daily Express</i>
enchanting . . . bound to delight her many thousands of fans.
<i>Daily Telegraph</i>
Pilcher's strength is knowing what she can do well and writing about what she knows. She has a way of tapping into the emotional life of her readers and making them care about characters not unlike themselves.
<i>Daily Express</i>
An entrancing tale of middle-aged love, broken hearts and teenage angst
<i>Daily Mail</i>
Rosamunde Pilcher's warm spell is charming and utterly convincing
<i>Lady</i>
Unashamed hymns to the virtues of domesticity, continuity and human warmth. And (they are) thundering good reads
<i> Press & Journal, Aberdeen</i>
Another dose of the kind of heartwarming, gentle fiction for which she is known and loved . . . like a big mug of cocoa in front of a blazing fire on a winter night
<i>Peterborough Evening Telegraph</i>
A gentle tale of everyday happenings to a set of well-drawn and believable characters
<i>Prima</i>
A beautiful, haunting story. . . that will tug at your heartstrings
<i>Woman's Realm</i>
Whether she is being poignant, wry or perceptive, Rosamunde Pilcher is always gentle