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de Rosamunde Pilcher (Author) "She sometimes thought that for her, Nancy Chamberlain, the most straightforward or innocent occupation was doomed to become, inevitably, fraught with tedious complication ..." En savoir plus
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On the heels of a hasty wartime marriage, Penelope Keeling is left to repent at leisure in the English seaside town of Porthkerris, where her artist father and her French mother are spending the duration of World War II. Safe in the embracing arms of that warm household, Penelope forgets her sour husband and takes a lover, and in that relationship, too, she weathers the war's privations and its hardest blows. In a beautifully detailed family saga that shifts effortlessly back and forth in time, Pilcher (Under Gemini) recounts Penelope's story and that of her three children. When their grandfather's work suddenly comes into vogue, Nancy, obsessed over status, and sleek Noel, adept at getting the most and giving the least, join in urging their mother to sell The Shell Seekers, a painting that gives her great joy. Only Olivia, a cool and collected magazine editor, refuses to be party to their barely concealed avarice. Pilcher's 13th book is a satisfying and savory family novel, in which rich layers of description and engagingly flawed characters more than make up for the occasional cliche. 100,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo; Troll Book Club main selection.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.


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As this absorbing saga of a modern English family opens, 64-year-old Penelope Keeling is returning to her country house following a heart attack, and her three adult children have varying reactions to the news. The narrative is actually a series of deftly interwoven vignettes that shift 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. Pilcher's characters are well-drawn, real, and engrossing people. A thoroughly charming book for most fiction collections. Troll Book Club main selection.Maria A. Perez-Stable, Western Michigan Univ. Libs., Kalamazoo
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Good mother?, Mars 30 2007
This review is from: The Shell Seekers (Audio Cassette)
I totally agree with Franny!

Penelope's everlasting trouble with her children Nancy and Noel is her own fault - she hasn't got the faintest idea of parenting. For example, she hates her daughter Nancy from the day the girl is born, blames Noel for his father ("I don't", Penelope says - but she does) and has got a favourite child. "Because of Richard, Olivia was special. But she had never loved her more than Nancy and Noel" - all right, but why doesn't Penelope say this to Nancy who blames her for indulging in marked favouritism? She can't expect Nancy and Noel to understand because they don't know anything about Richard.
As for Olivia, she is as unlikeable as her siblings, selfish, smug and materialistic.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 One of my very favourite books., Sep 8 2006
Par J. Turnbull-Sousa (Toronto, Ontario) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Shell Seekers (Mass Market Paperback)
This is by far one of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I absolutely loved it. The writing is fantastic. It completely hooked me but so subtly so that after hours had passed, I looked up and thought, "There's little action. Nothing much is happening. So why can't I put this down?"
It was my grandmother that set me on to Rosemunde Pilcher's writing, but my only regret was that The Shell Seekers was the first of her novels that I read. This book is undoubtedly her best, and her others, though very good, do not truly compare.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Wonderful War-Time Romance, Jui 16 2004
Par Melissa McCauley (North Little Rock, AR) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Shell Seekers (Mass Market Paperback)
I can't say enough good things about this book. It is a timeless love story that makes me cry every time I read it. Great writing, wonderful characters, a really engrossing read.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 WONDEFUL escape!
This book had depth, love, history, and decent writing. It's a great vacation book.
Publié le Mai 16 2004 par snowblaze

5.0étoiles sur 5 Wonderfully poignant!
Oddly I was always hesitant to read this novel. Pilcher's coming of age saga Coming Home is one of those "desert isle" books that I could read againa and again. Read more
Publié le Avril 13 2004 par Samantha W. Mckevitt

3.0étoiles sur 5 wordy and oddly unkind
Not a bad story -- but there are many extremely long sections that can be skimmed over and which have no bearing on the plot or characters. Read more
Publié le Fév 22 2004 par Emily

1.0étoiles sur 5 Don't Seek "Shell Seekers"
There is good and bad in everyone, but Pilcher's characters are boringly one-dimentional. Anyone who does not follow the heroine like a slathering lapdog, agreeing with her every... Read more
Publié le Janv. 27 2004 par Franny

5.0étoiles sur 5 A must Read
This has to be one of my all-time favorites. I was introduced to this book several years ago and loved it. Read more
Publié le Nov. 24 2003 par Jill Terry

3.0étoiles sur 5 Great for setting...
The setting of Cornwall in this book is brilliant, but the rest is a bit stilted. The concept of what happens to an inheritance is interesting among siblings, but does drag a... Read more
Publié le Juil 22 2003

4.0étoiles sur 5 Good, but slow and unnecessary at times
To start off, this book is a masterpiece. I loved most of the characters and their trials and tribulations made me smile. Read more
Publié le Avril 20 2003 par Aaron Coupeland

5.0étoiles sur 5 My favorite story of all time...
This story is amazing and well-written and just such a wonderful read! The characters are so real with their powerful emotions and everyday problems that we all encounter. Read more
Publié le Avril 11 2003

4.0étoiles sur 5 nice story
This was a really nice story with well developed characters. It is the type of book that you are constantly trying to compare to your own life or people you know and match them... Read more
Publié le Déc 4 2002

5.0étoiles sur 5 The Shell Seekers
I did read that book in german laguage. All I can say it is beautyful written. You think you are in England and see the fantastic scenery. Read more
Publié le Oct. 7 2002

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