Oprah Winfrey names Mary Lawson's 'Solace in Winter' as her new book club pick

Oprah Winfrey has selected Canadian author Mary Lawson’s novel “Solace in Winter” for her book club, the Associated Press reports. Set in a small community in the late 1960s, the story follows the upheaval caused by a young American who crosses the border to avoid the Vietnam War draft. The selection brings renewed attention to Lawson’s novel and its historical setting.