{"product_id":"winter-solstice-paperback","title":"Winter Solstice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosamunde Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher, \u003ci\u003eWinter Solstice\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElfrida 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOscar 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrie 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosamunde Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e (1924- 2019) wrote such worldwide bestselling novels as \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Seekers, September, Coming Home, Winter Solstice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVoices in Summer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her breakthrough novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e, written in her early sixties, sold more than 10 million copies. Pilcher also authored the photographic autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe World of Rosamunde Pilcher\u003c\/i\u003e. She was an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and lived in Dundee, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter Solstice\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44305777688678,"sku":"9781250077462","price":28.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MC9OOXhaNlR3VzRZRzM1OXVSek5oZz09.webp?v=1767675329","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/winter-solstice-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}