Winter Solstice

Rosamunde Pilcher immerses her readers in the lives of five very distinct characters in Winter Solstice.

Former stage actress Elfrida Phipps relocated to the English hamlet of Dibton with the intention of starting again. She eventually became used to the cozy familiarity of village life, with neighbors addressing her by name and store owners knowing her preferences, but she still feels alone.

Oscar Blundell renounced his musical career to wed Gloria. Francesca is their lovely daughter, and it is only because of her that Oscar feels that his job sacrifice was justified.

After an unsuccessful relationship with a married guy, Carrie returns from Australia to discover her mother and aunt cohabiting and often bickering. As Christmas draws near, Carrie offers to take care of her aunt's silent and awkward teenage daughter, Lucy, so that her mother may have a romantic weekend getaway in the United States.

After his wife left him for someone else, Sam Howard is attempting to put his life back together. All he has is his employment; he has no roots or a place to call home. He travels to northern Scotland on business, where he falls in love with the region's verdant, rugged scenery and sets his eyes on a property.

These five individuals will be brought together in a vast, run-down estate home close to the Scottish fishing village of Creagan by the bizarre ripple effects of a tragedy.

Five people's lives will converge on one home on the shortest day of the year, changing them irrevocably. Both new and old readers will find great joy in Rosamunde Pilcher's eagerly anticipated return to the written word. The book Winter Solstice is about rebirth, love, and devotion.