The Shell Seekers -- Rosamunde Pilcher, Paperback

"A HUGE, WARM SAGA...A deeply satisfying story written with love." --The New York Times Book Review

At the end of a long and useful life, Penelope Keeling's prized possession is The Shell Seekers, painted by her father, and symbolizing her unconventional life, from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. When her grown children learn their grandfather's work is now worth a fortune, each has an idea as to what Penelope should do. But as she recalls the passions, tragedies, and secrets of her life, she knows there is only one answer...and it lies in her heart, in this beloved Cornwall novel from Rosamunde Pilcher.

Author: Rosamunde Pilcher
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 07/15/1997
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.36w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780312961329
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book

About the Author
Rosamunde Pilcher (1924- 2019) wrote such worldwide bestselling novels as The Shell Seekers, September, Coming Home, Winter Solstice, and Voices in Summer. Her breakthrough novel, The Shell Seekers, written in her early sixties, sold more than 10 million copies. Pilcher also authored the photographic autobiography, The World of Rosamunde Pilcher. She was an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and lived in Dundee, Scotland.