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Winter Solstice [Paperback]

Rosamunde Pilcher (Author)
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Publication Date: 4 July 2005
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.

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Product details

  • Paperback: 720 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks; New Ed edition (4 July 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340752483
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340752487
  • Product Dimensions: 13 x 4.5 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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One time actress Elfrida Phipps retires to a country cottage but is almost immediately reactivated through the personal tragedy of a comparatively new friend, Oscar Blundell, with whom she moves to an imposing old house, his shared inheritance, in Scotland. As Christmas approaches they are joined by a lovelorn cousin, Carrie, and her 14-year-old niece, Lucy, who is currently bothersome to the progress of her mother's new found love, and to her grandmother's hedonistic lifestyle. Sam Howard, troubleshooter in the textile industry, recently separated from his wife, arrives on the doorstep and finds himself unwittingly part of the soon-to-be snowbound family over Christmas. "Are you still snowed in with us, Sam? I hope so," says Edwina. "It would be such fun for all of us to be together." And so they all live happily ever after.

Lynn Redgrave, a good reader, voices the characters well but there's a recurrent smugness of expression that neutralises feelings of sympathy for this assortment who are destined by too many coincidences. A story without tension, the burdens of bereavement and finance and pleasures of romance and companionship are determined by unlikely turns of fate and the benefit of acquaintances who facilely solve the problems. --Running time 6 hours

--Lyn Took --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'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 )

'enchanting . . . bound to delight her many thousands of fans.' (Daily Express 20010901)

'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 20010901)

'An entrancing tale of middle-aged love, broken hearts and teenage angst' (Daily Express 20010901)

'Rosamunde Pilcher's warm spell is charming and utterly convincing' (Daily Mail 20010901)

'Unashamed hymns to the virtues of domesticity, continuity and human warmth. And (they are) thundering good reads' (Lady 20010901)

'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 20010901)

'A gentle tale of everyday happenings to a set of well-drawn and believable characters' (Peterborough Evening Telegraph 20010901)

'A beautiful, haunting story. . . that will tug at your heartstrings' (Prima 20010901)

'Whether she is being poignant, wry or perceptive, Rosamunde Pilcher is always gentle' (Woman's Realm 20010901)
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Winter Solstice 5 Dec 2002
By "pamme515"
Format:Paperback
Rosamunde Pilcher has a warm, compassionate and inspired triumph in Winter Solstice! From the first page, you are transported from everyday life to the small village where Elfrida and Oscar meet...to Gloria's exhuberant dinner parties...to the tranquil lifestyle at Jeffrey's and Serena's cliffside cottage on the blustery coast....and ultimately to the wonderful old estate house at Creagan. Winding your way through this tragic, yet heartwarming story of faith and courage, of loneliness-and-sorrow-turned-to-love, you will meet and become enchanted with the perfectly chosen settings and with the characters and the direction their individual and collective lives are taking. The readers who found this book "predictable" or "dull" leave me puzzled. There is sufficient flash, dash and excitement in the world today to render a book like Winter Solstice a breath of fresh air...and an excellent read...by the fire, by the beach, or on a mountaintop. This will be a personal favorite for a long time to come. Just one question...on my paperback copy, there is a beautiful picture of three delicate pink crocuses freshly sprung from the snow...it fits the story so well that I'm wondering why the cover on the newer edition was changed. No matter, what awaits the reader inside is a literary delight for the gentlehearted, and perhaps a much-needed change of pace for those who are not.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully warm 24 Oct 2000
By peter@conroy46.freeserve.co.uk
Format:Hardcover
This is the first time I have read a book by Rosamunde Pilcher and I am sure it will not be the last. Winter Solstice is like a log fire and a warm blanket on a cold winters night.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! I didn't want the book to finish 16 Oct 2000
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I adored Shell Seekers and didn't think anything would live up to it! How wrong..this has everything you need for a perfect winter read...snow(lots of it!), log fires, the run up to Christmas, with characters you just want to meet! My only criticism is I would have liked to know how they all got on! PLEASE PLEASE WRITE A SEQUEL ROSAMUNDE!
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