A young kitten explores the woods on a cold winter day as other animals shelter from the weather or engage in their usual seasonal activities.

"In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, two young children witness how the season changes from autumn to winter"--

A boy is lonely because all of his friends are hibernating for the winter, until he finds Jack Frost writing on his windowpanes.

A young girl leaves her home in the dark to walk a mile to the bus stop and sings to give herself courage along the way.

The December solstice is a turning point. For some, it represents a time of darkness, the shortest day of the year. But for others, this event-just a few days before Christmas-is about hope, renewal and rebirth. In a story both deceptively simple and effortlessly complex, Rosamunde Pilcher brings together five very different people, ranging in age from mid-sixties to teenagers, each of whom must confront very different challenges or losses.
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