A rich, captivating family drama by the beloved Rosamunde Pilcher

Laura, newly married and ever conscious she may be living in the shadow of her husband Alec‘s first wife, decides to take a holiday with his family in Cornwall. Through the long hot summer days, she is slowly charmed by the beautiful old house and the people she learns to know and love. In time, her uneasy spirit is soothed by the sparkling, brilliant sea, and her restless heart is finally calmed.

But is this new-found tranquillity too good to be true? With the arrival of an anonymous letter that accuses her of having an affair, Laura’s world is thrown into turmoil . . .

READERS LOVE VOICES IN SUMMER:

‘Once again this author manages to write warm, beautiful characters in gorgeous settings that, better than perhaps any other author, convey the idea of home‘ Reader review ?????

‘A brilliantly orchestrated story. A highly recommended read’ Reader review ?????

‘Rosamunde Pilcher draws her readers into her beautiful settings and into the lives of her charming characters with her magical descriptive prose‘ Reader review ?????

‘Images of Cornwall come to life, the ocean and the countryside. This author has the knack of drawing you into her world’ Reader review ?????

PRAISE FOR ROSAMUNDE PILCHER:

‘Rosamunde Pilcher’s warm spell is charming and utterly convincing‘ Daily Mail

‘Rosamunde Pilcher gets so cleverly to the heart of the matter in her stories; she is truly the Queen of Emotion‘ Rosanna Ley, author of From Venice with Love

‘One of the best storytellers of our time‘ Woman’s Way

In The Holiday, a wife surprises her husband of twenty-five years with a trip full of Mediterranean sunshine, red rocks and blue seas in an effort to rekindle the romance they had before children.

Skelmerton takes the reader to the bright spring sunshine and sparkling waves of a Northumbrian village where old flames meet again.

In A Place Like Home, a lonely young woman goes to recuperate in the Scottish countryside after a brief illness. The fruit orchards and fresh sea air offer much needed respite – but not as much as the handsome, mysterious farmer . . .

Each of the fifteen stories is a perfect slice of romance written with warmth and passion, featuring some wonderfully memorable, smart and feisty female characters that will transport the reader to another time and place.

Praise for A PLACE LIKE HOME:

‘A PLACE LIKE HOME is a wonderful treat for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher’s writing. Each story resonates with the echoes of a voice that is at once familiar and beloved. Reading this collection of love stories does indeed feel just like returning to a place like home.’ – Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift

‘An antidote to challenging times, this set of stories from a much-loved author has a comforting, nostalgic feel – cosy and reassuring – with Rosamunde Pilcher’s signature insight into domestic hopes and yearnings, taking us into a gentler world.’ – Sarah Maine, bestselling author of Beyond the Wild River

‘Reading this anthology of short stories was like being wrapped in a cashmere shawl and travelling back to the recent past where people drank sherry before dinner and seemed to have more time. Highly recommended reading that will lift you during this difficult period we are experiencing. Find a saggy, chintz armchair, a log fire and a glass of sherry and indulge . . .’ – Angela Petch, bestselling author of The Tuscan Secret

Further praise for Rosamunde Pilcher:

‘Her genius is to create characters you really care about’ Daily Express
‘Rosamunde Pilcher’s warm spell is charming and utterly convincing’ Daily Mail
‘Pilcher’s storytelling skills are serene and beguiling’ The Times
‘Pilcher’s strength is knowing what she can do well and writing about what she knows. She has a way of tapping into the emotional life of her readers and making them care about characters not unlike themselves’ Daily Telegraph
‘Britain’s most under-rated novelist’ Sunday Times

‘This warm-hearted family saga, beautifully written and expertly paced, is just as
satisfying now as when it was first published more than 30 years ago.’ Daily Mail

The big bedroom was lovely: all pale blue and white, satin and muslin, cool and airy, the windows looking out over the garden to the creek. But to fourteen-year-old Emily, beautiful though it was, it was all wrong. Her stepmother’s bedroom now: everything changed since her own mother had died.

And stretched out on the bed: Stephanie, very white and pained. The new baby on its way, a month early. All of a sudden, with her father away on business, Emily had to take charge, keep calm, ring for the doctor and the ambulance. The time for looking back had gone.

The Blue Bedroom is just one of Rosamunde Pilcher’s magical collection of stories. Stories that will enchant everyone who has read and loved The Shell Seekers.

Victoria Bradshaw fell in love with London playwright Oliver Dobbs when she was just eighteen. But he left her and disappeared from her life. Now, years later, he is a widower standing on her doorstep with his two-year-old son in his arms. And Victoria is foolish enough to want to take him back. Their early spring journey to a castle in Scotland becomes an odyssey of emotional discovery . . . can they rekindle their love in the tranquil beauty of the countryside, or will Oliver’s career dictate another course?

A feel-good story about second chances by the beloved Rosamunde Pilcher

Virginia Keile has a secret dream – to have a second chance at loving the tall, handsome Cornish farmer she met, and foolishly lost, the heady summer she was a debutante. Life has taught Virginia a great deal in twenty-seven years – about wedding a titled bachelor picked out by her mother, a lonely marriage that ended in her husband’s accidental death, and nearly losing her children to her mother-in-law and bossy Nanny.

Now she has come back to picturesque Cornwall to rent a battered seaside cottage for herself and for the children. And to discover if she can fill an empty house with love.

READERS LOVE THE EMPTY HOUSE:

‘Yet another of Rosamunde Pitcher’s superb books. Her stories are so thoughtful and, although you know that, yet again, all will be well in the end, it is the joy of taking the journey with her that makes it so difficult to put the book down until you have finished the last page‘ Reader review ?????

‘A true story teller, Rosamunde Pilcher has once again woven a story of conflict, with twists and turns and a happy ending‘ Reader review ?????

‘No one writes books like this anymore‘ Reader review ?????

PRAISE FOR ROSAMUNDE PILCHER:

‘Her genius is to create characters you really care for‘ Daily Express

‘Pilcher’s storytelling skills are serene and beguiling‘ The Times

‘Whether she is being poignant, wry or perceptive, Rosamunde Pilcher is always gentle’ Woman’s Realm

‘A beautiful, haunting story. . . that will tug at your heartstrings‘ Prima

Rosamunde Pilcher’s beguiling novella full of mystery and intrigue

At her dying mother’s bedside, Rebecca Bayliss is heartbroken to learn of a family she never knew existed. Determined to find them, she journeys to Boscarva, a beautiful mansion in Cornwall, to meet a family torn by passion and greed. Her grandfather, Grenville Bayliss, is hiding an explosive secret. Her handsome cousin is dangerously seductive. And sensual craftsman, Joss Gardner, has a past that hints at intrigue.

Rebecca quickly becomes entangled in a family mystery . . . and unravelling it holds the key to her future, and to her heart.

READERS ARE IN LOVE WITH THE DAY OF THE STORM:

‘No one writes quite like Rosamunde Pilcher‘ Reader review ?????

‘I loved this, couldn’t put it down‘ Reader review ?????

‘As with all Rosamunde Pilcher’s stories, richly characterised, places you can actually see, and emotions you can feel. Immensely satisfying‘ Reader review ?????

PRAISE FOR ROSAMUNDE PILCHER:

‘Her genius is to create characters you really care for‘ Daily Express

‘Pilcher’s storytelling skills are serene and beguiling‘ The Times

‘Whether she is being poignant, wry or perceptive, Rosamunde Pilcher is always gentle’ Woman’s Realm

‘A beautiful, haunting story. . . that will tug at your heartstrings‘ Prima

Born in Colombo, Judith Dunbar spends her teenage years at boarding school, while her beloved mother and younger sister live abroad with her father.

When her new friend Loveday Carey-Lewis invites Judith home for the weekend to Nancherrow, the Carey-Lewises’ beautiful estate on the Cornish coast, it is love at first sight.

She falls in love too with the generous Carey-Lewises themselves. With their generosity and kindness, Judith grows from naive girl to confident young woman, basking in the warm affection of a surrogate family whose flame burns brightly. But it is a flame soon to be extinguished in the gathering storm of war. And Judith herself has far to travel before at last . . . coming home.

An endearing and poignant novel about loss and the healing power of love by the beloved Rosamunde Pilcher

Elfrida Phipps loves her new life in her pretty Hampshire village. She has a tiny cottage, her faithful dog Horace and the friendship of the neighbouring Blundells – particularly Oscar – to ensure that her days are filled with companionship as well as independence. But an unforeseen tragedy upsets Elfrida’s tranquillity: Oscar’s wife and daughter are killed in a terrible car crash, and he finds himself homeless when his stepchildren claim their dead mother’s inheritance.

Oscar and Elfrida take refuge in a rambling house in Scotland, which becomes a magnet for various waifs and strays who converge upon it, including an unhappy teenage girl. It could be a recipe for disaster. But somehow the Christmas season weaves its magic and the winter solstice brings love and solace.

READERS ADORE WINTER SOLSTICE:

‘The author’s finely drawn characters are charming and her settings beguiling‘ Reader review ?????

‘A sweet love story in a gorgeous and evocative winter setting‘ Reader review ?????

‘I love her books because the characters jump off the page and straight into my heart. I love her books because she creates such a vivid sense of place that I can close my eyes and see it‘ Reader review ?????

‘A truly beautifully heart-warming story of love and loss . . .’ Reader review ?????

PRAISE FOR ROSAMUNDE PILCHER:

‘Enchanting . . . bound to delight her many thousands of fans’ Daily Express

‘Rosamunde Pilcher’s warm spell is charming and utterly convincing‘ Daily Mail

‘A beautiful, haunting story . . . that will tug at your heartstrings‘ Prima

Rosamunde Pilcher’s phenomenal and heart-warming bestseller exploring the nuances of family drama

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.

Yet she is far too energetic and independent to settle sweetly into pensioned-off old-age. And when she discovers that her most treasured possession, her father’s painting, The Shell Seekers, is now worth a small fortune, it is Penelope who must make the decisions that will determine whether her family can continue to survive as a family, or be split apart.

READERS ADORE THE SHELL SEEKERS:

‘A beautifully crafted story of the intricacies of family lives stretched over time. The characters and settings are so well described it’s as if the details were plucked from my imagination‘ Reader review ?????

‘One of my favourite novels. It is a book I turn to again and again, whenever I am dejected or in need of comfort, and in doing so, restore some of my equilibrium‘ Reader review ?????

‘Excellent book . . . Rosamunde Pilcher never fails‘ Reader review ?????

‘I have read this book so many times and each time I read it I’m transported into the story as if it was the first time I had read it‘ Reader review ?????

‘The book grabs your attention on page one and keeps it until the last page. Not only is this an enjoyable read, it’s also a compelling read. I really struggled to put this book down‘ Reader review ?????

PRAISE FOR ROSAMUNDE PILCHER:

‘A beautiful, haunting story . . . that will tug at your heart strings‘ Prima

‘A huge warm saga . . . A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence’ Maeve Binchy in The New York Times Book Review

‘A long, beguiling saga, typically English . . . Splendid‘ Mail on Sunday