Winter
A memoir of warmth and wonder from one of Scotland's best-loved writers
$35.98
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2026
Summary
‘McDermid’s most personal book to date’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘A warm hug of a book… like sitting by a roaring winter fire’ JACKIE KAY
Winter 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.
Val 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399743136 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399743139 |
| Author: | Val McDermid |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 271g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 142mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Seasons |
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Critics Review
‘What a warm hug of a book. I felt like I was sitting by a roaring winter fire and Val was talking to me directly, sometimes singing. I loved hearing about her wintery writing process as much as I did reading about her memories of winters past.’ – JACKIE KAY
Rich, ruminative, and deeply, dazzlingly rousing - these glisks of wintery wonder stir the soul’s soup. If winter wasn’t your favourite season already, that’s about to change. – MICHAEL PEDERSEN, Edinburgh Makar
‘McDermid’s most personal book to date… she offers vivid snapshots from her Fife childhood and celebrates her favourite time of year’ * The Scotsman *
‘McDermid’s writing is lyrical, often profound, and thoroughly enjoyable. The perfect holiday gift for all lovers of nature tales and things Caledonian and for McDermid’s fans, who will appreciate the insights into her creative process and the environment within which her brilliant novels are often set.’ * BOOKLIST *
‘A sweet, reflective memoir on the cold season in Scotland … Illustrated with charming woodcuts … the book is a warm bowl, fit for an hour by the fire … An endearing panorama of Scottish winters, told by a crime novelist on holiday from horror’ * KIRKUS *
About The Author
Val McDermid
Val McDermid has sold over 19 million copies of her novels to date worldwide, her work has been translated into more than forty languages and adapted for radio, theatre and television. Her contribution has been recognised with awards including the CWA Gold Dagger, the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Grand Prix des Romans D’Aventure, the Lambda Literary Foundation Pioneer Award, the LA Times Book of the Year Award, the Stonewall Writer of the Year, the DIVA Literary Prize for Crime and the Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction award at the Theakston’s Old Peculiar Harrogate Crime Festival. Uniquely, she has been shortlisted in five different categories in the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards.
She is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda’s College, Oxford, Professor of Scottish Studies and Crime Fiction at the University of Otago in New Zealand, and the recipient of seven Honorary Doctorates. She has served as a judge for the Man Booker Prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Wellcome Book Prize.
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