Midwinter

<p>On frosty nights, as he sits by a flickering fire, Michael Harding withdraws into the stillness of winter and begins to reckon with age and death.<br><br>As stories emerge from the shadows, we meet a young boy whose arrival brings hope, but whose journey will know winter's path. November is a rainstorm, December a bleak twilight, but as January dawns and the ice<br>thaws, the fragile light of love penetrates the dark, bringing beauty to the earth and making new beginnings possible.<br><br>In writing of shadowed beauty, <i>Midwinter </i>is a poignant exploration of a season of loss, and the glimpses of hope that can follow even the longest nights.<br><br><b>Snow falls within.</b><br><b>Blanketing the heart in peace.</b><br><b>Winter's dream takes hold. </b><br><br><b>This book is dedicated to everyone at Pieta House, a suicide prevention charity. This is a work of non-fiction apart from the character of Martin who is fictional but whose story reflects the heartache and loss so many families endure every year. </b></p>