{"product_id":"winter-the-story-of-a-season-9780802167811","title":"Winter: The Story of a Season","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The perfect little book to get you through winter's doldrums . . . a warm look at a dark time.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this radiant work of creative nonfiction, internationally beloved novelist Val McDermid delivers a dazzling ode to a lost world, ruminating on a single winter in her life as she journeys into the heart of the season's ever-evolving community-based traditions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVal McDermid has always had a soft spot for winter: the bitter clarity of a crisp cold day, the crunch of frost on fallen leaves, and the chance to be enveloped in big jumpers and thick socks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWinter\u003c\/i\u003e, McDermid takes us on an adventure through the season, from the frosty streets of Edinburgh to the windblown Scottish coast, from Bonfire Night and Christmas to Burns Night and Up Helly Aa. Recalling in parallel memories from her own childhood--of skating over frozen lakes and carving a \"neep\" (rutabaga) for Halloween to being taken to see her first real Christmas tree in the town square--McDermid offers a wise and enchanting meditation on winter and its ever-changing, sometimes ephemeral, traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hygge-filled journey through winter nights, McDermid reminds us that it is a time of rest, retreat and creativity, for scribbling in notebooks and settling in beside the fire. A treat for the hunkering-down, post-holiday reading season, \u003ci\u003eWinter \u003c\/i\u003eis a charming and cozy celebration of the year's idle months from one of Scotland's best-loved writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.35w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802167811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVal McDermid's\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling novels have won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller, and the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Award for outstanding achievement. The Karen Pirie novels have been adapted into an Edgar Award-nominated ITV\/BritBox show. She is also a five-time finalist for the Edgar Award, including Fact Crime nominee \u003ci\u003eForensics \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently the Sue Grafton Memorial Award nominee \u003ci\u003ePast Lying\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Val McDermid \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47712337232029,"sku":"9780802167811","price":37.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5ed8994e-77b1-4514-9b8d-4ec151205d2f.jpg?v=1773172752","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/winter-the-story-of-a-season-9780802167811","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}