Author: Rosamunde Pilcher

Description: A #1 New York Times bestseller that “warms the heart like a good cup of tea” (Booklist), Winter Solstice brings together five strangers whose lives are reshaped by loss, chance, and the quiet magic of the Scottish countryside. As People magazine calls it, the novel is “an occasion to celebrate.”
Rosamunde Pilcher’s beloved story follows Elfrida Phipps, a former actress seeking peace in a small English village; Oscar Blundell, a gentle man whose world collapses after tragedy strikes his family; Carrie, returning home after a painful affair and unexpectedly caring for her teenage niece, Lucy; and Sam Howard, a man rebuilding his life after heartbreak who finds solace in the rugged beauty of northern Scotland.
A single tragic event sets off a chain reaction that draws these five lonely souls together in a large, neglected estate house near the fishing town of Creagan. Over the course of an unforgettable winter solstice, they form a makeshift family bound by compassion, healing, and the hope of new beginnings.