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Written by Rosamunde Pilcher - Performed by Lisa Burgett - Unabridged Fiction - 10 CASSETTES - 17 hours

Publisher, Bantam Doubleday Dell (August 2000)

"Pilcher is one of the best current practitioners of literate commercial fiction." --Publishers Weekly

Elfrida 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 name--still she finds herself lonely.

Oscar 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.

Carrie returns from Australia at the end of an ill-fated affair with a married man to find her mother and aunt sharing a home and squabbling endlessly. With Christmas approaching, Carrie agrees to look after her aunt's awkward and quiet teenage daughter, Lucy, so that her mother might enjoy a romantic fling in America.

Sam 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.

It 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. It is in this house, on the shortest day of the year, that the lives of five people will come together and be forever changed. Rosamunde Pilcher's long-awaited return will warm the hearts of listeners everywhere. WINTER SOLSTICE is a novel of love, loyalty, and rebirth.

Rosamunde Pilcher began her professional writing career while a teenager, with the submission of some short stories to women's magazines. She wrote a number of light romance novels under the pseudonym of Jane Fraser, beginning in 1949, before turning to deeper, more complex historical novels and family chronicles, most notably The Shell Seekers. That book brought her bestseller status in the UK and in the United States, and sold over 3.5 million copies. According to Scottish book reviewer and author Andrew Crumey, "Rosamunde Pilcher's huge success has made her Scotland's highest-earning resident, with an annual income of £4.4 million."

About the Performer: Jan Carey has acted in theater, film, and television. Her film credits include A Man for All Seasons and The Whistle Blower.