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A review by knitter22
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
4.0
Winter Solstice didn't inspire quite the same feelings in me as my favorite Rosamunde Pilcher novel, The Shell Seekers, but it still made for a very nice pandemic listen. There was plenty of loss, tragedy, and pain in this story, but also an abundance of warmth and love. I hope I can remember the lessons written so well here as Christmas during the pandemic approaches.
12/18/22: I enjoyed this quietly satisfying book even though I read it just two years ago. Rereading a book with a strong sense of hope is always a good thing for me.
12/20/23: Winter Solstice was the perfect seasonal reread for me. I remembered Elfrida and Oscar, but with this rereading, I had a better appreciation for the other characters and their situations. The heartbreak that Carrie and Sam felt, and how teenage Lucy must have felt being ignored by her own mother were more prominent this time. I especially enjoyed Sam's soliloquy on British wool tweed. Pilcher's characters are warm and friendly but I also find them to be believable. Nobody is perfect in her books, and while the characters suffer grief and dire circumstances, Rosamunde Pilcher always wrote with hope and optimism. Maybe that's why I enjoy her novels so much.
12/18/22: I enjoyed this quietly satisfying book even though I read it just two years ago. Rereading a book with a strong sense of hope is always a good thing for me.
12/20/23: Winter Solstice was the perfect seasonal reread for me. I remembered Elfrida and Oscar, but with this rereading, I had a better appreciation for the other characters and their situations. The heartbreak that Carrie and Sam felt, and how teenage Lucy must have felt being ignored by her own mother were more prominent this time. I especially enjoyed Sam's soliloquy on British wool tweed. Pilcher's characters are warm and friendly but I also find them to be believable. Nobody is perfect in her books, and while the characters suffer grief and dire circumstances, Rosamunde Pilcher always wrote with hope and optimism. Maybe that's why I enjoy her novels so much.