How do they celebrate Christmas on the Scottish island of Moore - harsh but incredibly beautiful? They make themselves comfortable in front of a warm fireplace in pleasant company, raise their glasses, exchange good news... But what to do if one of these news is somehow awkward to say out loud? Anyway... Flora is preparing to give her ex-boss a big Christmas surprise. But will Joel be happy? And someone is celebrating a bright holiday for the first time here, in the northern region. Life is not easy for a single father with two sons - their homeland is far away. Will a small family be able to find solace, joy and a new home on the hospitable Moore? The answer to this question can be found in the story “The Distant Shore”, which tells the backstory of some of the heroes of the novels dedicated to Mur Island. For the first time in Russian!