Winter Solstice

De: Rosamunde Pilcher

Narrado por: Jilly Bond

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher, Winter Solstice (the basis for the TV movie) is the story of five unforgettable characters, lonely and haunted strangers who find love and loyalty as a reborn family of friends during the Christmas holidays.

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 by name—still she finds herself lonely.

Oscar Blundell gave up his life as a musician in order to marry Gloria. They have a beautiful daughter, Francesca, and it is only because of their little girl that Oscar views his sacrificed career as worthwhile.

Carrie returns from Austria at the end of an ill-fated affair with a married man to find her mother and sister sharing a home and squabbling endlessly. With Christmas approaching, Carrie agrees to look after her sister's awkward and quiet teenage daughter, Lucy, so that her mother might enjoy a romantic fling in America.

Sam Howard is trying to pull his life back together after his wife has left him for another. He is without home and without roots, all he has is his job. Business takes him to northern Scotland, where he falls in love with the lush, craggy landscape and set his sights on a house.

It is the strange rippling effects of a tragedy that will bring these five characters together in a large, neglected estate house near the Scottish fishing town of Creagan.

“Tender…evocative…an occasion to celebrate.”—People

“[Readers] may find so much enjoyment in Winter Solstice that they’ll want to revisit some of her other books, such as The Shell Seekers and Coming Home.” —USA Today

©2000 Rosamunde Pilcher (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“The author of The Shell Seekers has penned another romance sure to give fans the warm fuzzies.” —Publishers Weekly

“Elegant reading in which Rosamunde Pilcher provides the two hallmarks of her writing: gentle, atomospheric recreation of English lifestyles and an appealing cast of interesting people whose lives come together for new experiences while theyre making other plans.” —RT Book Reviews (four stars)

“... remarkably evocative sense of place and watercolorist's eye for muted detail.” —Kirkus Reviews

Rosamunde Pilcher At Her Best

What a delight that Rosamunde Pilcher's books have been put, once again, to audio.

I'm certainly biased, as Coming Home remains after all these years, my favorite book of all time.

Winter Solstice is still a top contender too....a poignant tale of people broken; virtual orphans for various reasons, who find joy and healing with each other, and a delightful hodge podge of people in a small Scottish highlands community at Christmas time.

Don't miss this charming story.

Winter Solstice

Very good bok.
I love how Holly Bond.reads this book. Her character portraits are spot on.

Heartwarming

Such a wonderful story of loss, love, and hope...the characters are so well developed they draw you onto the story ...and their lives!

My Favorite

It is hard to pick a favorite from a list of her books, but one of my Christmas traditions has become listening to this book each December while I knit Christmas gifts.

Excellent

The voice was soothing and fitting for the story. Rosemund Pilcher is a fantastic author.