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Elfrida Phipps, once a London stage actress, retired at 62 and rarely expected companionship. After a devastating tragedy, she receives an invitation from church organist Oscar Blundell. With her brown‑and‑white dog, she journeys to a rundown Victorian house in Scotland. There she meets a young woman nursing a broken heart, a teenager fleeing an unhappy home, and a stranger who arrives during a snowstorm. The five strangers form an unexpected circle of friends. Their shared winter setting and the quiet Scottish countryside provide a backdrop for reflections on love, loss, and the healing power of new connections.
First publish date: August 13, 1957
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Relationship Drama
Authors: Rosamunde Pilcher
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