The Winter Belle: The brand new, unforgettable historical drama for autumn 2025 from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author

by Dilly Court

480 pages, Paperback

Published March 24, 2026

About the author

Dilly Court grew up in North-east London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children and four grandchildren, and now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband. She is the author of eighteen novels and also writes under the name of Lily Baxter.

Reviews

[Ruth Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved the story

[Danielle King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kitty a spirited young girl needs to stand up and support her family when her father is taken ill on an overseas work trip and the family loose their home. Dilly Court does it for me every time,I love the atmosphere she evokes in her writing, she really transports me to a other time 🕰️

[Sue Hickling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story has always .

[Ali Bookworm]

It was neither very Wintery or Christmassy and I was disappointed. Found it tedious in parts and nearly dnf"d it. I have read other books by Dilly and enjoyed them more.

[MISS JAYNE WHITE · Rating 5 out of 5]

great read, as all Dilly's books