Shell Seekers [Paperback]

'A huge warm saga . . . A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence' (Maeve Binchy in The New York Times Book Review )

'A beautiful, haunting story . . . that will tug at your heart strings' (Prima )

'Her genius is to create characters you really care about' (Daily Express )

'A long, beguiling saga, typically English . . . Splendid' (The Mail on Sunday ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'A beautiful, haunting story . . . that will tug at your heart strings' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'A huge warm saga . . . A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'A long, beguiling saga, typically English . . . Splendid' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

#1 New York Times Bestseller
"The Shell Seekers is a deeply satisfying story, written with love and confidence."
—Maeve Binchy, The New York Times Book Review
The Shell Seekers, the classic novel by acclaimed writer Rosamunde Pilcher, is now available in hardcover once more. This epic romance has sold over 3.5 million copies to date; her other bestsellers include Winter Solstice, Wild Mountain Thyme, and Coming Home.
Set in London and Cornwall from World War II to present, The Shell Seekers tells the story of the Keeling family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. The family centers around Penelope, and it is her love, courage, and sense of values that determine the course of all their lives, Deftly shifting back and forth in time, each chapter centers on one of the principal players in the family's history. the unifying thread is an oil painting entitled "The Shell Seekers," done by Penelope's father. It is this painting that symbolizes to Penelope the ties between the generations. But it is the fate of this painting that just may tear the family apart.


From the Hardcover edition.

Rosamunde Pilcher has had a long and distinguished career as a novelist and a short story writer, but it was her phenomenally successful novel, The Shell Seekers, that captured the hearts of all who read it and won her international recognition as one of the best-loved storytellers of our time. Her most recent bestseller, Coming Home, was also made into a television film --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.