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5.0 out of 5 stars Cozy English Relationship Drama Satisfying As A Cup of Tea, July 1, 2002

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Antoinette Klein (Hoover, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Week in Winter (Hardcover)

Marcia Willett does indeed, as promised, follow in the wonderful footsteps of Rosamunde Pilcher. The same descriptive writing where atmosphere and details set the mood, the same unforgettable characters, the same heart-wrenching stories, even the sad-eyed dog Polonious is reminiscent of Horace in Pilcher's WINTER SOLSTICE. But Marcia Willett is more than a copy. She is a wonderful new voice now being published for the first time in the USA. A WEEK IN WINTER is truly a book to curl up with in your favorite deeply-cushioned chair while keeping your tea and chocolate close at hand.

Maudie Todhunter is the elderly protagonist and her story of life newly-widowed is told while two subplots of young love interweave with her story. The novel focuses on a wonderful English farmhouse called Moorgate which stands at the entrance to the English moors. What transpires in that house during one very special week sends ripples through the lives of a host of richly textured characters. From Maudie's granddaughter Posy, the house renovator Rob Abbott, the desperately ill Melissa and her brother Mike, to the estranged Selina and Patrick, everyone is touched forever by the event that occurs at Moorgate.

A long-held secret of deceit and betrayal comes to light in a surprise ending that leaves the reader satisfied yet longing to stay just a bit longer with these wonderful characters and the enchanting Moorgate.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Wonderful Week In Winter!, July 13, 2002

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Paula Hess (Iowa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Week in Winter (Hardcover)

This is a truly wonderful summer read. I started this yesterday and didn't ever want it to end. The book is about Maudie who has to make a decision regarding a cornish farmhouse that has been in the family for years. Maudie came into this family as a step-mother and knows that once again with this decicision she will not be thought of kindly by her step-daughter Selina. Selina has always felt that Maudie was her worst enemy even though Selina's daughter has always found her to be a great friend. But with guidance from Posey her grand-daughter and one of the great characters of the book, Polonius, an english mastiff that becomes Maudie's best companion, the trip to the end of this book is a great read. Secrets are unveiled and guilt is finally put to rest by several of the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the author not only reminds me of Pilcher but another great, Maeve Binchey. Anyone who picks this up will not be disappointed. Will be looking forward to more books by Marcia Willett.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Engrossing... Highly Recommended..., January 9, 2005

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Ruth A. Caldwell "Highland Princess Mum" (Walnut Creek, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Week in Winter: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

Marcia Willett is no imitator. Her writing can be compared to Pilcher and Binchy as noted, and what a wonderful compliment...i.e., the descriptive writing and attention to detail so that the characters have the breath of life in them. They wound themselves around the heart of this enchanted reader.

The descriptions of Cornwall were so clear that I was transported.

The intertwining of characters, simply living their (not so) ordinary lives, becomes anything but ordinary. The main character, Maudie Todhunter, is delightful as is her step-granddaughter Posey. Posey's Mother, Selena was impossibly frightful and Ms.Willett weaves a wonderful tale of family strengths, weaknesses, falling in love (with a few mysteries thrown in) through them. I particularly loved Polonius, the dog.

I have her "A Summer In The Country" and eagerly begin another anticipated delight! Thank you Marcia Willett!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Author & Story!!
Ordered this book for my mother, so I am basing review on her input. She absolutely loved this book, it's the second one she read from this author. Read more

Published 1 hour ago by AmzCustomer

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read but keep tissues by your chair!
I loved this book. It is one of the many I return to every year or so to re-read and enjoy. Yes, it is sad, but there is something very precious and loving about this story... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Diana M. Hockley

5.0 out of 5 stars All I can say is "Wow"!
I read about a book a week and this is the first novel in a long time that when I got done I (truly did) say "Wow". Read more

Published 22 months ago by Freddi

5.0 out of 5 stars Reminds me of Rosamunde Pilcher's novels
I have borrowed and read this book a number of times from the library, it is a favorite story, so deserves a place in my personal library. Read more

Published on January 9, 2010 by Margaret A. Johnson

1.0 out of 5 stars negative five
This is the kind of novel that gives the genre of women's fiction a bad name. Like Selina, one of the main characters, the book is shallow and manipulative. Read more

Published on August 3, 2009 by a reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
I have become a Marcia Willett fan and this is one of her best in my opinion. The characters are likable and engaging and you feel like you really get to know them. Read more

Published on February 21, 2009 by Petunia

5.0 out of 5 stars A WEEK IN WINTER
With a husband at home receiving Hospice Care my days and nights were very lonely and heart-wrenching. Read more

Published on July 9, 2007 by C. T. Fairbanks

4.0 out of 5 stars A Realistic Portrayal of Life
Marcia Willett's "A Week in Winter" is a very much modern day novel woven in a familial paradigm spun from threads of characters who appear in all dimensions absolutely real and... Read more

Published on July 14, 2006 by Subhankar Mondal

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
I adored this book. Marcia Willett is a true find, and I only wish there were more of her books available. Read more

Published on July 30, 2005 by Patricia Kay

5.0 out of 5 stars breathtaking
This book was like a breath of fresh air...very Maeve Binchy and Rosemund Pilcher in feel...with characters who you fall in love with. Heartbreaking and hopeful... Read more

Published on February 6, 2005 by Morgaine

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Maudie Todhunter poured herself some coffee, sliced the top neatly from her egg, and settled herself to look at her letters. Read the first page

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Lady Todhunter, Rob Abbot, Ned Cruikshank, Bodmin Moor, Bovey Tracey, Scotch House, Hyde Abbey Road, Martin Baxter, The Hermitage, Aunt Daphne, Arlington Road, Mike Clayton, Muted Blue Douglas, Rough Tor, West Country, Care Centre, How's Luke, Hunting Fraser, Poor Hector, Susan Partington

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