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Set in 1984, it tells the story of Penelope Stern Keeling and her children (Nancy, Olivia, and Noel) and focuses on how war changed Penelope’s life and how the prospect of inheritance brought out the worst and the best in her children.
Dec 15, 1987 · The title of this novel, The Shell Seekers, derives from a painting given to Penelope by her father, the prominent artist Lawrence Stern. When the now deceased Lawrence Stern’s works of art become much sought-after, the value of this and other pieces increases significantly.
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- Rosamunde Pilcher
Jan 5, 2012 · Rosamunde Pilcher has had a long and distinguished career as a novelist and 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 story-tellers of our time.
"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.
Apr 18, 2017 · 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.
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- Rosamunde Pilcher
- Rosamunde Pilcher
- 1987
Her best-known novel, The Shell Seekers, was published in 1987. Her other novels included Sleeping Tiger, The End of the Summer, Wild Mountain Thyme, Voices in Summer, September, Coming Home,...
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The Shell Seekers was adapted twice to film (1989 and 2006). An instant bestseller when it was first published, The Shell Seekers is an enduring classic which has touched the hearts of millions of readers worldwide.
