Winter Solstice

Pilcher, Rosamunde

ISBN 10 : 0553712101 ISBN 13 : 9780553712100

Editeur : Bantam Audio, 2000

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The December solstice is a turning point. For some, it represents a time of darkness, the shortest day of the year. But for others, this event-just a few days before Christmas-is about hope, renewal and rebirth. In a story both deceptively simple and effortlessly complex, Rosamunde Pilcher brings together five very different people, ranging in age from mid-sixties to teenagers, each of whom must confront very different challenges or losses.

When Efrida Phipps abandons London for a quaint country village, she settles in quickly. She has a tiny cottage, her faithful dog, Horace, and the friendship of good neighbors, Oscar, Gloria and their little girl. Perhaps, at last, she can exorcise the pain of the past and find peace.

But it is not to be.

Tragedy upsets Elfrida's newfound tranquility and she takes refuge in a rambling house in the North of Scotland called Corrydale. Almost like a magnet, Corrydale attracts various waifs and strays, each of them escaping difficult personal pasts. As the holiday approach and the weather turns foul, it seems a perfect recipe for disaster.

But somehow the group proves to be greater than the sun of its ill-suited parts, and as the solstice passes and Christmas approaches, the healing power of love on even the most troubled human spirit begins to work its magic.

Elfrida Phipps, once of London's stage, moved to the English village of Dibton in hopes of making a new life for herself. Gradually, she settled into the comfortable familiarity of village life--shopkeepers knowing her tastes, neighbors calling her name--still she finds herself lonely.

Revue de presse :

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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Whether she is being poignant, wry or perceptive, Rosamunde Pilcher is always gentle (Woman's Realm)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Audio
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0553712101
• ISBN 13: 9780553712100
• Reliure: CD