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| Title | : | Winter Solstice (Jahreszeiten) |
| Author | : | Rosamunde Pilcher |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 698 pages |
| Published | : | April 12th 2011 by Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks (first published 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Holiday. Christmas. Cultural. Scotland. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit |
Rosamunde Pilcher
Paperback | Pages: 698 pages Rating: 4.16 | 22314 Users | 1607 Reviews
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Her captivating bestseller of loss and the healing power of love now re-issued with a stunning new jacket look. Elfrida Phipps loves her new life in the 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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| Original Title: | Winter Solstice |
| ISBN: | 0340752483 (ISBN13: 9780340752487) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jahreszeiten |
| Characters: | Elfrida Phipps |
| Setting: | Creagan, Sutherland, Scotland(United Kingdom) Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland |
| Literary Awards: | Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Weltbild Leserpreis (2001) |
Rating Out Of Books Winter Solstice (Jahreszeiten)
Ratings: 4.16 From 22314 Users | 1607 ReviewsWeigh Up Out Of Books Winter Solstice (Jahreszeiten)
Pilcher definitely has a formula, but the cosy and 'heart-warming' qualities of her novels are undeniable. The formula: a disparate set of characters (all suffering from some kind of hurt or loneliness) come together in a welcoming house with delicious food and plenty of whisky. There is healing, some romance, friendship and an overall rapprochement- and it just all very effective. I read this one over the Christmas week, and it really was ideal. I think that The Shell Seekers is still myI chose this novel because I'm on a Scottish kick, and it is set in the Highlands, but it ticked a lot of other boxes for me. Old houses being loved and brought back to life by people who share my passion. Check. Lots of descriptive details about the charming old house and the dramatic landscape. Check. An interesting cast of characters who have their demons but are healed by tranquillity, companionship, and earthly comforts including wood fires, multiple cups of tea, and shots of whisky. Check.
This is probably my all time favorite Pilcher book. I love her writing and regularly return to reread old favorites, but Winter Solstice had become a yearly ritual for me. Like most of Pilcher's other novels, this is not an action packed book, but instead is a sweetly told story of people who come together to form an unlikely family.
This fluctuates between heartwarming and trashy. A group of loosely connected people wind up together at an estate house in some small Highland town, where they make friends and heal their wounded souls, all in time for Christmas. Parts of it are very sweet, and Im yearning now to spend a Christmas in the snowy north of Scotland, but the authors lack of moral clarity was so off-putting that it spoiled the book. Its as though she couldnt possibly be so judgmental as to condemn the stupid choices
I love Rosamunde Pilcher. I love everything she's written. Most people rave about The Shell Seekers, and while I love that book as well, it's not my most favorite. Winter Solstice is delightful and thought-provoking. Pilcher's narratives are pure prose. You find yourself immersed in the world of Scottish tweeds and cottages and hospitality. She captures the intense feelings of grief, and the hope that comes when you learn to love again.
I was a little impatient with this slow-moving story at first, but in the end was glad that I stayed with it. Its a warm, comfortable story of people who adrift at the end of a relationship, who find one another and begin anew. Its not a Romance, but it is a story of love in its many forms. It was a little like a book form of those sweet, staid BBC and PBS shows that seem to mostly feature nice people sitting and talking, or walking and talking, with just enough offscreen drama to keep it
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