New Releases by Rosamunde Pilcher

Les Pêcheurs de coquillages... Un ciel lourd de nuages, une plage aux reflets nacrés et trois enfants à la peau brunie, les pieds dans l’eau. Pour les collectionneurs, ce n’est qu’une toile mineure du grand Lawrence Stern, mais pour Pénélope, c’est le souvenir d’une enfance heureuse et bohème, à jamais immortalisée par son père. Après une vie riche et bien remplie, elle n’aspire désormais qu’à une retraite paisible au bord de l’océan, à contempler cette œuvre qu’elle aime tant. Mais quand le tableau devient l’objet de toutes les convoitises, sa famille menace de voler en éclats. Plongée dans le souvenir des grandes passions et tragédies qui ont rythmé sa vie, Pénélope sait que la seule décision à prendre est celle que lui dicte son cœur. Véritable best-seller lors de sa première publication, Les Pêcheurs de coquillages est un classique qui a déjà touché des millions de lecteurs dans le monde, et fait partie des 50 romans préférés des Britanniques, d’après la BBC. Rosamunde Pilcher (1924-2019) est une romancière anglaise, titulaire de l’ordre de l’Empire britannique. Elle est l’autrice de 28 romans, qui ont rencontré un succès international avec des traductions dans 20 langues et plus de 60 millions de livres vendus dans le monde.

Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this involving story tells of an extraordinary young woman''s coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore. At Saint Ursula''s, her friendship with Loveday Carey-Lewis sweeps her into the privileged, madcap world of the British aristocracy, teaching her about values, friendship, and wealth. But it will be the drama of war, as it wrenches Judith from those she cares about most, that will teach her about courage...and about love. Teeming with marvelous, memorable characters in a novel that is a true masterpiece, Rosamunde Pilcher''s Coming Home is a book to be savored, reread, and cherished forever.

Underholdning og romantik serveret i dygtig engelsk indpakning, - Alt for damerne Den unge troskyldige Victoria bliver pludselig revet ud af sin trygge dagligdag som ekspedient i London: Hendes gamle kæreste, Oliver, tropper op med sin moderløse 2-årige søn. Sammen tager de op til et skotsk landsted, hvor Oliver har en forfatterkollega for at finde tilbage til hinanden. Her møder de tilfældigvis John, en ung rig amerikaner og arving til landstedet, og med ét ændres alting.

After years in the United States, Jane returns to the tranquil Scottish estate, Elvie, where she spent a magical childhood. Memories of Elvie had always summoned the image of Sinclair, the rakish man Jane had once dreamed of marrying, but now that she is home, she finds Sinclair a different man. His charm has a purpose, and Jane can no longer trust him...or herself, in The End of Summer. When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another-the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all, enjoyable portraits of people''s lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us... "Her genius is to create characters you really care for" - Daily Express

Flowers in the Rain & Other Stories collects sixteen of #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher’s romantic tales set across Britain from the Scottish countryside to the city of London. She makes you laugh... She makes you cry... She takes you to a world of hope and romance... And into the lives of people you''ll never forget. She''s Rosamunde Pilcher, America''s most beloved storyteller... And this is her gift to you.

Whenever Selina asked about her late father, the grandmother who raised her changed the subject. The chance discovery of a photograph gave Selina hope that he was still alive and sent her searching for him on a small Spanish island. In this lush paradise, Selina found George Dyer, a writer who would help her solve the mystery of her past...and might hold the key to her future. When you read a novel like Sleeping Tiger by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another-the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all, enjoyable portraits of people''s lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us...

Celebrate life''s journeys with the beloved author whose stories of life and love have touched the world. Return to the sun-drenched settings of The Shell Seekers and the rich emotion of Coming Home, as Rosamunde Pilcher takes you on an unforgettable journey of the heart. It is the passage of a young woman from a relationship that has become too tame and predictable to the excitement of a new life brimming with possibilities and the thrilling promise of love. And along the way, all the hopes, secrets, and desires that enrich us unite a joyous carousel of life that only Rosamunde Pilcher can create.

Un fascinante conjunto de relatos de hondo perfil humano que revelan la especial maestría de la autora en este género. Las historias de Alcoba azul están ambientadas en una Inglaterra rural y apacible, estas trece historias plasman el discurrir de los sentimientos más profundos al compás de la vida cotidiana.

Tomillo silvestre , una novela tan real como la vida misma, recrea con contenida intensidad los avatares de un amor imposible. La protagonista de esta novela, Victoria Bradshaw, se enamoró a los dieciocho años de Oliver Dobbs, un excéntrico e irascible dramaturgo londinense que la abandonó para casarse con una rica mujer. Tres años después, Oliver enviuda y se presenta en casa de Victoria con su hijo de dos años, al que acaba de raptar de la custodia de sus abuelos. Y Victoria comete la insensatez de abrirle nuevamente su corazón y de creer que la relación puede rehacerse... Rosamunde Pilcher explora con sutil agudeza la dificultad de las relaciones humanas y el frágil entretejido por el que estas discurren. Reseña: «Rosamunde Pilcher es capaz de crear personajes sólidos y describir con agudeza situaciones complejas.» La Vanguardia

A collection of heart warming short stories exploring the hearts and minds of ordinary people with extraordinary perception. In these stories the crisis and triumphs of ordinary lives are shown to be as important in their way as world events.

As winter sets in, an old estate in rural Scotland becomes a temporary home to an unlikely assemblage of people.

Analyse: Roman psychologique (intime).

Penelope Keeling seeks to discover the secret of happiness for her friends, her family and herself.

Struggling to understand her remote artist father, who abandoned her to a boarding house, and Christo, her stepbrother of a few months, Emma fights to learn what she means to them.

"A magical photographic celebration of the world of one of the most beloved storytellers of all time"--Cover.

Die in England lebende Selina ist elternlos aufgewachsen. Kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit meint sie ein Lebenszeichen ihres totgeglaubten Vaters gefunden zu haben.

When Laura must convalesce at Tremenheere, her husband''s family cottage on the Cornish coast, she makes some intimate discoveries about the family, rivalries, and power.

When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another-the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all, enjoyable portraits of people''s lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us... Caroline travels to Scotland, hoping to make contact with a brother she hasn''t seen for years, and return in time for her wedding to the man her strong-willed stepmother thought so suitable. Then a sudden snow strands her in an isolated house with a young man recovering from tragedy. Both are on the brink of terrible mistakes, but perhaps they can save each other.

Virginia Keile, recently widowed and uncertain of her future, is prompted to decision and action by Eustace Philips, a man she once loved