{"product_id":"9781399743136-winter","title":"Winter","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA memoir of warmth and wonder from one of Scotland's best-loved writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA frosty Scottish adventure from the streets of Edinburgh to the Fife coast from one of Scotland's best-loved novelists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'McDermid's most personal book to date' \u003ci\u003eTHE SCOTSMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A warm hug of a book. like sitting by a roaring winter fire' JACKIE KAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinter is the time to snuggle indoors without guilt; to curl up on the sofa with a good book or a box set, a hot drink or a wee whisky to hand.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVal McDermid has always had a soft spot for winter: the bitter clarity of a crisp cold day, the vivid skies over the Firth of Forth, the crunch of frost on fallen leaves and the chance to be enveloped in big jumpers and thick socks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWinter\u003c\/i\u003e, she 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. She remembers winters from childhood, the thrill of whizzing over a frozen lake on skates, carving a 'neep' (swede) for Halloween and being taken to see her first real Christmas tree in the town square, lights twinkling bravely in the dark Scottish winter night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove all, she shows us that winter is a time of rest, retreat and creativity, for scribbling in notebooks and settling in beside the fire. This is a charming and cosy celebration of the winter season from one of Scotland best-loved writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55696927949174,"sku":"9781399743136","price":13.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34747563.jpg?v=1749694214","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399743136-winter","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}