The First Snow of Winter

This is the tragic story of Major Peter Marshall, Canada's most decorated war hero in World War II, the disintegration of his family and the devastating impact of a vicious early winter storm.

One fateful weekend in November, 1963, Peter Marshall's suspicions of his wife's infidelity are confirmed in her explosive confession of a continuing affair and the revelation that he is not the father of their daughter. Also, at the annual regimental reunion, the German tank commander at the "Old Quarry" where Peter won his Victoria Cross unwittingly reveals that it was not Peter whose heroic action won the award but those of the redoubtable Sharkey, the Irish Soldiers' Soldier, who had been Peter's loyal friend and mentor. The former German officer's comments dispel the "fog of battle" that had clouded Peter's memory and he is devastated by what he had done to his dear friend. This is also the story of Peter's son Robbie who both idolizes and idealizes his father, and the beautiful and pregnant Sandy, Peter's daughter, whose insecurity makes her an easy target for the predatory and more experienced Jonathan.