A Week in Winter Book

Stoneybridge is full of holiday-makers in summer its beaches are full of buckets and spades and sandcastles; but in winter it's cold and wild. Few choose to walk along the fine sands the big round pebbles and the exposed rocky promontories that make up the wind-swept Atlantic coastline. Those who do can't help but see Stone House the big house on the cliff; once falling into disrepair it is now a beautiful hotel specialising in winter holidays. Its big warm kitchen its open log-fires and its elegant bedrooms provide a welcome few can resist whatever their reasons for coming. Henry and Nicola are burdened with a terrible secret while cheerful nurse Winnie finds herself on the holiday from hell. John has arrived on an impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon; eccentric Freda claims to be a psychic - and a part-time hairdresser. Then there's Nora a silent watchful older woman who seems ready to disapprove at any moment...A Week in Winter is full of Maeve's trademark warmth humour and characters you want to spend time with.Read More