{"product_id":"winter-solstice-by-rosamunde-pilcher-9781250077462","title":"Winter Solstice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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\n\n\u003cp\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, neighbours calling her by name—still she finds herself lonely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 sets his sights on a house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398091391212,"sku":"9781250077462","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1689553482633.jpg?v=1773741761","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/winter-solstice-by-rosamunde-pilcher-9781250077462","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}