The Shell Seekers

About this book

Rosamunde Pilchers The Shell Seekers is "a huge warm saga...A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence" (Maeve Binchy in The New York Times Book Review). 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. A novel of connection it is the story of one familymothers and daughters husbands and loversand of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. This magical novelthe kind of reading experience that comes along only once in a long whileis the perfect read whether you are returning to it again or opening the cover for the first time. At the end of a long and useful life Penelope Keelings prized possession is The Shell Seekers painted by her father and symbolizing her unconventional life from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. When her grown children learn their grandfathers work is now worth a fortune each has an idea as to what Penelope should do. But as she recalls the passions tragedies and secrets of her life she knows there is only one answer...and it lies in her heart.