Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher (English) Paperback Book

Description: Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher Rosamunde Pilchers captivating bestseller about loss and the healing power of love, now re-issued with a stunning new jacket look FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Elfridas tranquillity: Oscars wife and daughter are killed in a terrible car crash and he finds himself homeless when his stepchildren claim their dead mothers 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. Notes Pilchers captivating bestseller of loss and the healing power of love is now re-issued with a stunning new jacket look. Set partly in the authors native Scotland, and in Cornwall, it is full of Pilchers trademark warmth, humour and humanity. Author Biography Rosamunde Pilcher had a long and distinguished career as a novelist and short story writer, but it was her phenomenally successful novel, The Shell Seekers, that captured the hearts of all who read it, and won her international recognition as one of the best-loved storytellers of our time. It was voted one of UKs top 100 novels in the BBCs Big Read in 2003. Her bestselling novels, September, Coming Home and Winter Solstice were made into television films. She was awarded an O.B.E for services to literature in 2002 and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dundee University in 2010. Rosamunde Pilcher died on 6 February 2019. Review Enchanting . . . bound to delight her many thousands of fans. - Daily ExpressPilchers 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 TelegraphAn entrancing tale of middle-aged love, broken hearts and teenage angst - Daily ExpressRosamunde Pilchers warm spell is charming and utterly convincing - Daily MailAs always, Pilcher is a sensible fairy godmother, bestowing happy endings upon the worthy and heartsick . . . [she has a] . . . remarkably evocative sense of place and watercolorists eye for muted detail. - Kirkus ReviewUnashamed hymns to the virtues of domesticity, continuity and human warmth. And (they are) thundering good reads - LadyAnother 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, AberdeenA gentle tale of everyday happenings to a set of well-drawn and believable characters - Peterborough Evening Telegraph Promotional Her captivating bestseller of loss and the healing power of love now re-issued with a stunning new jacket look. Long Description 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 Elfridas tranquillity: Oscars wife and daughter are killed in a terrible car crash and he finds himself homeless when his stepchildren claim their dead mothers 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. Review Quote Enchanting . . . bound to delight her many thousands of fans. - Daily ExpressPilchers 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 TelegraphAn entrancing tale of middle-aged love, broken hearts and teenage angst - Daily ExpressRosamunde Pilchers warm spell is charming and utterly convincing - Daily MailAs always, Pilcher is a sensible fairy godmother, bestowing happy endings upon the worthy and heartsick . . . [she has a] . . . remarkably evocative sense of place and watercolorists eye for muted detail. - Kirkus ReviewUnashamed hymns to the virtues of domesticity, continuity and human warmth. And (they are) thundering good reads - LadyAnother 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, AberdeenA gentle tale of everyday happenings to a set of well-drawn and believable characters - Peterborough Evening Telegraph Promotional "Headline" A brilliant and timeless novel from the much-loved Rosamunde Pilcher Details ISBN0340752483 Author Rosamunde Pilcher ISBN-10 0340752483 ISBN-13 9780340752487 Format Paperback Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Illustrations Illustrations Birth 1924 Pages 720 Language English Imprint Hodder Paperback Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-07-04 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton UK Release Date 2005-07-04 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-04-11 NZ Release Date 2011-04-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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