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A novel by Rosamunde Pilcher about Penelope Keeling, a divorced mother of three who returns to Cornwall after a heart attack. She recalls her past, reconnects with old friends, and faces the consequences of her inheritance decisions.
Plot summary. Shifting in time, the novel tells the story of Penelope Keeling, the daughter of unconventional parents (an artist father and his much-younger French wife), examining her past and her relationships with her adult children.
- Rosamunde Pilcher
- 1987
Learn about the plot, characters, themes and style of Rosamunde Pilcher's novel The Shell Seekers. The story follows Penelope Keeling, a mother of three, who returns to Porthkerris and sells a priceless painting by her father.
Dec 15, 1987 · 4.19. 111,389 ratings4,677 reviews. Artist's daughter Penelope Keeling can look back on a full and varied life: a Bohemian childhood in London and Cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage, and the one man she truly loved. She has brought up three children - and learned to accept them as they are.
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"The Shell Seekers" follows the story of Penelope Keeling, an independent and resilient woman in her sixties who reflects on her life and the choices she has made. As she grapples with her own mortality, she revisits her past, particularly her relationships with her three adult children and her late father, Lawrence Stern.
Jan 5, 2012 · About The Shell Seekers. The Shell Seekers is a novel of connection: of one family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. The Shell Seekers is filled with real people–mothers and daughters, husband and lovers–inspired with real values.
Rosamunde Pilcher, 1987. Random House. 544 pp. ISBN-13: 9780312961329. Summary. 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.
