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Solace in Winter by Mary Wallace
New York Times bestselling author Mary Lawson’s new book Solace in Winter is Oprah’s 126th book club pick. The story takes place in 1969 during the dead of winter in the fictional town of Solace located in the Northern region of Ontario, Canada. As the Vietnam War rages on, a mysterious, handsome American draft dodger shakes up the small town when he crashes his car in a near-fatal accident. The themes of loneliness, grief and human connection bring unlikely consequences to each of the characters. Readers ask Mary about her writing process, what brings her solace and how she writes from different points of view.
00:00:00 - Welcome Mary Lawson author of “Solace in Winter”
00:01:00 - Oprah’s 126th Book Club pick
00:02:10 - Mary published her first novel at 55
00:03:55 - Who the book is about
00:07:00 - Finding the dog and the stranger
00:09:09 - Why it was set during Vietnam War
0012:43 - The book's message
00:13:54 - The greatest gift of fiction
00:14:58 - What grief teaches us
00:19:15 - Humor in the book
00:21:50 - Mary writes without a plot or theme
00:25:43 - Small town Northern Canada as the setting
00:29:48 - Father figures in the book
00:38:50 - Solace in the novel
00:41:41 - Mary’s plans for another Solace book