{"product_id":"solace-in-winter-9781039059894","title":"Solace in Winter by Lawson, Mary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The comparisons with Elizabeth Strout stand up. So too might ones to Ann Patchett, Claire Keegan, Marilynne Robinson and Annie Proulx for a captivating portrayal of a community and its characters, drawn with humane understanding, empathy, and humour.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinter in the small Canadian town of Solace is a season of hibernation. But this year, the snowfall brings a series of accidental encounters that will shake up the lives--and loves--of an old man, a student on the run and an abandoned dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is deep winter, 1969. As the Vietnam War drives young men north across the Canadian border, widower Jack's quiet life is overturned by two accidents that happen on the bend in the road into town. First comes a dog in a bad way. Next a draft dodger, seriously injured, lying in the snow. Suddenly, Jack's cabin is busy with a growing cast of characters--and all the baggage, dreams and desires they're carrying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe atmosphere chills when Jack's daughter Sally drops by one day and doesn't like what she sees. What Sally does next changes everything, for everyone but herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis exquisite snow globe of a novel is a refuge, a story of connection and moral complexity set in the beloved world of Mary Lawson's bestselling, prize-winning \u003ci\u003eCrow Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Road Ends\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Town Called Solace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.61h x 5.71w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781039059894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARY LAWSON was born and brought up in a small farming community in Ontario. She is the author of four nationally bestselling novels, \u003ci\u003eA Town Called Solace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrow Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoad Ends\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eCrow Lake\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and was chosen as a Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003ci\u003eA Town Called Solace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e were longlisted for the Booker Prize. Lawson lives in England but returns to Canada frequently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- bookmarks-official-preview:9781039059894 --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bookmarks-official-preview\" style=\"max-width:100%;margin:1.5em 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 2px;letter-spacing:0.08em;font-size:12px;color:#c45c3a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOOK INSIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:1.15em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolace in Winter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"bookmarks-li-open\" href=\"#bookmarks-look-inside\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #c45c3a;color:#c45c3a;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eLarger view\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;max-width:100%;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;scroll-snap-type:x mandatory;display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 100%;width:100%;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;scroll-snap-align:start;box-sizing:border-box;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/insight.penguinrandomhouse.com\/fullpage.do?pContentType=JPG\u0026amp;pName=fullpage\u0026amp;pISBN=9781039059894\u0026amp;pPageID=1\" alt=\"Official sample page 1 of 18. 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