Winter Solstice - Softcover

Whether she is being poignant, wry or perceptive, Rosamunde Pilcher is always gentle * Woman's Realm * A beautiful, haunting story. . . that will tug at your heartstrings * Prima * A gentle tale of everyday happenings to a set of well-drawn and believable characters * Peterborough Evening Telegraph * 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 * Press & Journal, Aberdeen * Unashamed hymns to the virtues of domesticity, continuity and human warmth. And (they are) thundering good reads * Lady * Rosamunde Pilcher's warm spell is charming and utterly convincing * Daily Mail * An entrancing tale of middle-aged love, broken hearts and teenage angst * Daily Express * 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. * Daily Telegraph * enchanting . . . bound to delight her many thousands of fans. * Daily Express * 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. * Kirkus Review *

A beautiful novel by the much-loved 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 include 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 magical spell and for Elfrida and Oscar, in the evening of their lives, the winter solstice brings love and solace.