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.

Eine unvergessliche Familiensaga. Penelope Keeling kann zurückblicken auf ein langes und bewegtes Leben. Ihr liebster Besitz: ein Gemälde mit dem Titel «Die Muschelsucher», das ihr Vater einst malte. Als ihre Kinder erfahren, dass das Werk mittlerweile ein Vermögen wert ist, entbrennt ein heftiger Streit darum. Doch Penelope kann sich nicht von dem Bild trennen. Zu viele Erinnerungen sind damit verbunden: an ihre unkonventionelle Kindheit in Cornwall, eine Zeit unbeschwerten Glücks, aber auch an die Kriegsjahre, eine unglückliche Ehe – und natürlich an ihre große Liebe. Und je tiefer die Erinnerungen sie in die Vergangenheit ziehen, desto klarer wird Penelope, dass sie die vor ihr liegenden Entscheidungen nur mit dem Herzen treffen kann ... Rosamunde Pilchers berühmtester Roman – ein Welterfolg.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher invites you inside The Empty House, where a woman’s tragedies define her life, secluding her from the endless possibilities her future has to offer... "It is never too soon to discover Rosamunde Pilcher"- Good Housekeeping At twenty-seven, Virginia Keile had been through the most intense experiences life had to offer--a magical first love ending in heartbreak, a suitable marriage, motherhood, and widowhood. All she wanted now was to take her daughter and son to a seaside cottage in Cornwall and help them recover. But Virginia's true love was there, waiting, hoping, praying that this time she would be strong enough to seize happiness, in The Empty House. 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...

Rosamunde Pilcher's worldwide best-sellers, The Shell Seekers, September, and Coming Home, enchanted millions with their beguiling descriptions of the coasts of Cornwall, the Highlands of Scotland, and the society of London. Now, in this lavishly illustrated, full-color book, Rosamunde Pilcher invites people to share with her the breathtaking views and tranquil places that have inspired her writing. Rosamunde Pilcher's journey begins in Cornwall where she grew up. The dreamy villages, stout cottages, and beautiful gardens of her childhood stand out amidst the artists' studios, galleries, and cafes. This is the landscape that readers of the Shell Seekers, The Empty House, and Coming Home know and love. Then there is the world of September and Wild Mountain Thyme--Rosamunde Pilcher's Scotland. Her home after marriage, the Scottish hills overflow with heather and clear streams running with trout. It's a place of country houses and annual balls that preserve the warmth of family and a stately pace of life. London has always been a welcome contrast to Rosamunde Pilcher's peaceful country life: socializing in the elegant Kensington town houses, afternoon tea at the Ritz, and parties in Chelsea are all familiar rituals that evoke the mood of a time now past. With an introduction by the author, snapshots from family albums, mouth-watering recipes from her own kitchen, and extracts from her unforgettable novels and short stories, the World of Rosamunde Pilcher will be treasured by her millions of loyal fans. Moreover, as with Rosamunde Pilcher's novels, the beautiful places within these covers are testaments to the gorgeous landscape and glorious cultural heritage of Britain.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher’s Another View—now a major motion picture—a woman’s estrangement from her family affects her love life. There were only two men in Emma’s life—her father, a remote artist in Cornwall who left her in boarding school and saw her every few years, and Christo, who had been her stepbrother for a few months, and now wanted to get to know her. But until Emma can understand what she means to them, there will never be room for love.

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...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher, Winter Solstice (the basis for the TV movie) is the story of five unforgettable characters, lonely and haunted strangers who find love and loyalty as a reborn family of friends during the Christmas holidays. Elfrida Phipps, once of London’s stage, moved to the English village of Dibton in hopes of making a new life for herself. Gradually she settled into the comfortable familiarity of village life—shopkeepers knowing her tastes, neighbors calling her by name—still she finds herself lonely. Oscar Blundell gave up his life as a musician in order to marry Gloria. They have a beautiful daughter, Francesca, and it is only because of their little girl that Oscar views his sacrificed career as worthwhile. Carrie returns from Austria at the end of an ill-fated affair with a married man to find her mother and sister sharing a home and squabbling endlessly. With Christmas approaching, Carrie agrees to look after her sister's awkward and quiet teenage daughter, Lucy, so that her mother might enjoy a romantic fling in America. Sam Howard is trying to pull his life back together after his wife has left him for another. He is without home and without roots, all he has is his job. Business takes him to northern Scotland, where he falls in love with the lush, craggy landscape and set his sights on a house. It is the strange rippling effects of a tragedy that will bring these five characters together in a large, neglected estate house near the Scottish fishing town of Creagan.

Analyse: Roman psychologique (intime).

A young woman about to be married is stranded in Scotland by a spring blizzard where she and a Scot find one last chance at love.

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... 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.

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Judith Dunbar comes of age while confronting her feelings about love and sadness and journeying back to her childhood home.

Three complete novels.

Sixteen short stories by the author whose themes deal with various forms of love.

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.

Stories deal with grief, marriage, dinner parties, the holidays, a lonely widow, racial prejudice, a housewife's new career, and memories of the past.