For someone who has read and re-read all of Rosamunde Pilcher's books numerous times, I was excited to find another author whose style is similar to Ms. Pilcher's. If you're looking for a nice, long, rambling read for a cold winter's evening, then this is a good choice.

Loved this book of family, lovely homes, dogs, children. So much like Pilcher. Read it in 2 days.

A nice story. Not my typical genre, but read on the recommendation of a good friend. The cover on the actual book is much better than the cover shown!

An old fashioned good novel about the dynamics within a family and some surprising finds along the way. I enjoyed this book! There is a charming, aging fantastic farmhouse with land at the edge of the moors to be sold, some aging family members, some young ones, and some difficult ones in between. There is love and angst, death and life, indiscretions, and a loveable dog. The pasts revealed sneak up on the reader. There might be hope for even the most unlikable of people. This story is the kind you can escape into.

3.5 ⭐️

Picked this up on a whim, really enjoyed it.

“Mike felt a brief lightening of spirits at the thought of companionship on the long drive back, relief that the worst was over. He opened the back door and stood, braced against the gale, letting it blow over him, cold and fresh and cleansing. A parliament of rooks argued in some trees somewhere out of sight and, borne on the wind as it fled over the moor, he heard the high plaintive crying of the lambs.” — A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett

After getting so many recommendations to read A Week in Winter, I finally have. How happy I am that I did!

Moorgate is an old farmhouse that is perched on the edge of Bodmin Moor. Left to her by her husband, Maudie Todhunter had planned to in turn leave it to her granddaughter. But Maudie has her own home in Devon and when the tenant at Moorgate dies, she finds she can no longer afford to keep up a second home. At 72-years-old she has no desire to live on her own in such a remote place. Reluctantly, she puts Moorgate on the market.

This book is a touching story about love and friendship, and bravely seizing the moments that life presents.

This may very well be my favourite Marcia Willett book to date. It made me smile and made me weep. It is a book that will stay with me. I absolutely loved it.

Bardzo powolna, opisowa. Spokojna. Rozwleczona. Opisy relacji międzyludzkich nawiązujące wielokrotnie do tego samego. Romans obyczajowy. Zdrady. Dom jest tym co łączy wszystkich bohaterów, różne cele i wartości tym co ich dzieli. Jeśli ktoś szuka książki, w której klimat zimy będzie mocno odczuwalny to może inna książka byłaby lepszym wyborem.

This was an enjoyable read. It had less depth than those books by Rosamunde Pilcher but it was in the same style. Not great but recommended. The threads are neatly tied together in the end.

Just a great story.

Easy read and lovely story

Despite what some reviewers said, I found absolutely no comparison between Marcia Willett and either Rosamunde Pilcher or Maeve Binchey stylistically. Nor did I find the story to be "cozy". Part One, all 115 pages of it, could have been reduced by half and nothing would've been lost. It was so repetitive, in fact, that there were actually times when I thought, "Didn't I just read this, word for word, like 20 pages ago? Did I lose my place?" Part Two was a little better and Part Three was better yet. However, the book as a whole fell flat. The characters felt complacent and predictable, except Selina, who had such an abrupt personality change in Part Three that she was completely unrecognizable to me. The storyline was contrived. There were two, not one, "love at first sight" plots that conveniently ended with the ownership of Moorgate. There was a slight hint at the supernatural that faded as quickly as it appeared. Disappointing. If you really want a cozy week in winter, read Maeve Binchey.