Cozy reads for the darkest day of the year

With only about 8 hours of daylight in the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley area, today marks the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year. What a perfect day for getting cozy indoors with a good book! Here are two suggestions for books inspired by the solstice:

Winter Solstice (2000) by Rosamund Pilcher

This book came out a decade ago, so even if you've already read it once, you've probably forgotten enough of it that it's worth rereading.

Publisher Summary: A moving tale of loss and transcendence follows the lives of five people, buffeted by life's difficulties, who come together on a rundown estate house in Northern Scotland during a revelatory Winter Solstice.

Solstice Wood (2007) by Patricia McKillip

Set in our home state of New York, this contemporary fairy story is perfect for anyone who's ever felt a mysterious thrill when surrounded by trees.

Publisher Summary: The death of her beloved grandfather forces bookstore owner Sylvia Lynn to return to her childhood home in upstate New York to confront the grandmother who had raised her, and the nearby woods that had both enticed and terrified her.

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