Rosamunde Pilcher Livres

" Les pêcheurs de coquillages. " Tel est le titre d'un tableau de Lawrence Stern, peintre victorien, dont a hérité sa fille Pénélope Keeling. Au crépuscule de sa vie, celle-ci s'est retirée dans son cottage. Bientôt l'œuvre, dont la cote ne cesse de monter, va perturber sa retraite paisible en suscitant la convoitise de certains de ses proches. Témoin des affrontements qui opposent Olivia, Nancy et Noël, Pénélope découvre le vrai visage de ses trois enfants. Ce regain d'intérêt pour le tableau provoque aussi chez elle un retour sur son passe : sa jeunesse bohème, sa rencontre avec Ambroise, son futur mari, puis avec Richard... La vie de la digne vieille dame révèle alors petit à petit des secrets insoupçonnés. Le portrait d'une femme de cœur, superbe, inoubliable.

L'amour d'enfance d'Emma a-t-il irrémédiablement jalonné les destinées de son cœur ? Virginia doit-elle céder à un coup de foudre, alors que les préparatifs de son mariage vont bon train ? Laura a-t-elle su construire avec Alec, son époux, une intimité propre à les rendre heureux ? Lorsque, pour des raisons différentes, ces trois femmes se retrouvent sur la lande de Cornouailles, c'est comme une parenthèse qui s'ouvre dans leur vie. Entre terre et mer, réalité et légendes, une occasion unique de se retrouver face à soi-même, de balayer ses certitudes et de réapprendre à découvrir les ressorts de son âme.

Judith Dunbar comes of age while confronting her feelings about love and sadness and journeying back to her childhood home.

Victoria Bradshaw finds the man she loved years before standing on her doorstep with his two-year-old son in his arms and is foolish enough to want him back. Their early spring journey to a castle in Scotland forms the rich and unpredictable story of WILD MOUNTAIN THYME. In THE EMPTY HOUSE Virginia Keile is a young widow who returns to Cornwall with her children dreaming that she might have a second chance to love the handsome farmer she remembers from long ago. Jane Marsh goes back to her beloved Scotland in THE END OF SUMMER to find passion, not gentle love, together with the realisation that she may be about to marry the wrong man.

In "Winter Solstice" Rosamunde Pilcher brings her readers into the lives of five very different people.... Elfrida Phipps, once of London's stage, moved to the English village of Dibton in hopes of making a new life for herself. Gradually she settled into the comfortable familiarity of village life -- shopkeepers knowing her tastes, neighbors calling her by name -- still she finds herself lonely. Oscar Blundell gave up his life as a musician in order to marry Gloria. They have a beautiful daughter, Francesca, and it is only because of their little girl that Oscar views his sacrificed career as worthwhile. Carrie returns from Australia at the end of an ill-fated affair with a married man to find her mother and aunt sharing a home and squabbling endlessly. With Christmas approaching, Carrie agrees to look after her aunt's awkward and quiet teenage daughter, Lucy, so that her mother might enjoy a romantic fling in America. Sam Howard is trying to pull his life back together after his wife has left him for another. He is without home and without roots, all he has is his job. Business takes him to northern Scotland, where he falls in love with the lush, craggy landscape and set his sights on a house. It is the strange rippling effects of a tragedy that will bring these five characters together in a large, neglected estate house near the Scottish fishing town of Creagan. It is in this house, on the shortest day of the year, that the lives of five people will come together and be forever changed. Rosamunde Pilcher's long-awaited return to the page will warm the hearts of readers both old and new. "Winter Solstice" is a novel of love, loyalty and rebirth.

As spring comes to Scotland and the hills burst into life, a dance is planned for September. The invitations summon home the group of people Violet Aird has cared for most in her long life. The oldest, strongest and wisest of them all, she sees Alexa, her vulnerable granddaughter, find love for the first time, while the decision to send her little grandson away to school is driving parents Edmund and Virginia even further apart. Far from them all is Pandora, the glamorous, exciting girl who ran away twenty years before. All will converge on Scotland this September.

When Prue Shackleton travels to Cornwall to visit her eccentric aunt, she meets darkly handsome Daniel Cassens who causes her to face emotional traps and long-buried secrets

Rosamunde Pilcher, renowned for her heartwarming storytelling, invites you to experience the magic of Christmas through her family's cherished Scottish traditions. The season unfolds with quiet preparations, from writing holiday greetings to the delightful aromas of cakes and cookies in her kitchen, eagerly anticipated by her children and grandchildren. The entire family comes together to ready their home for friends, sharing laughter and joy as they recount stories, play in the snow, sing carols, and relish each other's company. This beautifully crafted book features photographs capturing the Pilcher family's festive moments—wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, and enjoying a sumptuous Christmas dinner—alongside stunning images of Scotland's serene December landscape. Pilcher reflects on a particularly memorable Christmas and shares treasured family lore and favorite carols. Included is her charming holiday story "Miss Cameron at Christmas," along with beloved recipes for scones, shortbread, roast turkey, Christmas pudding, chestnut stuffing, and more. This enchanting collection offers a glimpse into Pilcher's warm and inviting home during the holiday season, making it a delightful gift for readers.