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Winter : the story of a season

Winter : the story of a season

McDermid, Val, author.
Book 2026

"In 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. In Winter, 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...

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McDermid, Val Homes and haunts Scotland
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ISBN:
9780802167811
Edition:
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition
Description:
160 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
First published in Great Britain in 2025 by Hodder Press--Title page verso
Contents:
'Winter Is Coming'
What the trees say
The senses of winter
The dead of winter
If on a winter's night, a traveller . . .
Notes towards a conclusion
Bridging
Talking to my selves
'Give us bread, but give us roses'
Party time
Gunpowder, treason and plot
Rummage
Winter solstice
Halfway house
Roaming in the gloaming
Twitching
That's how the light gets in
The light fantastic
Christmas days
The turning of the year
A guid New Year tae yin an' a'
Winter sports
Escape
The end is nigh . .
LCCN:
2025040667
Control Number:
3412122
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