The Winter Ghosts

From the New York Times bestselling author of Sepulchre and Labyrinth-a compelling story of love, ghosts and remembrance.

 

World War I robbed England and France of an entire generation of friends, lovers and futures. In Freddie Watson's case, the battlefields took his beloved brother and, at times, his peace of mind. In the winter of 1928, still seeking some kind of resolution, Freddie is travelling through the beautiful but forbidding French Pyrenees. During a snowstorm, his car spins off the mountain road. Freezing and dazed, he stumbles through the woods, emerging in a tiny village, where he finds an inn to wait out the blizzard. There he meets Fabrissa, a lovely young woman also mourning a lost generation. Over the course of one night, Fabrissa and Freddie share their stories. By the time dawn breaks, Freddie will have unearthed a tragic mystery that goes back through the centuries, and discovered his own role in the life of this old remote town.

By turns thrilling, poignant, and haunting, this is a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage.

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336 pages

Average rating: 6.5

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margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
Mosse has brought us to the line between life and death and showed us there is nothing to fear. Freddie is struggling to come to grips with the WWI death of his older brother. His survivor's guilt (even though he was a mere schoolboy when his brother was killed) even leads him to a brief period of institutionalization. Now on the path to recovery, Freddie is touring the French Pyrenees by motorcar and has one final experience on the edge between life and death that finally, truly helps him heal.

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