Rosamunde Pilcher Boeken

Penelope Keeling, dochter van een kunstenaar, kan terugblikken op een rijk en veelbewogen leven. Na een heerlijke jeugd in het prachtige zuiden van Engeland werd zij volwassen tijdens de bittere ellende van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, waarin zij zowel haar man als haar minnaar verloor. Maar ze is nooit bij de pakken neer gaan zitten en heeft haar eigen, artistieke weg gezocht. Penelope heeft drie verschillende kinderen grootgebracht: Olivia, haar 'speciale' dochter, met wie zij zich het meest verbonden voelt; Noel, haar hebzuchtige, zorgeloze zoon; en Nancy, haar kwetsbare oudste dochter. Penelope houdt van al haar kinderen en heeft in de loop der jaren geleerd hen te accepteren zoals ze zijn. Toch is ze veel te energiek en onafhankelijk om de kinderen hun zin te geven en een rustig leven te gaan leiden. Als Olivia, Noel en Nancy ontdekken dat het liefste bezit van hun moeder, een schilderij van Penelope's vader, inmiddels een fortuin waard is geworden, raakt de familie hevig in beroering. De familiebanden dreigen uit elkaar te spatten en Penelope is de enige die het tij misschien kan keren. Zij durft een moedige beslissing te nemen, die haar eigen leven en dat van haar kinderen voor altijd zal veranderen. Cirkels in het zand en een meeslepende, veelzijdige roman, even warm en wijs als de kunstzinnige heldin van deze prachtige familiesaga.

September in de Schotse Hooglanden; de natuur maakt zich op voor de lange grijze winter en de inwoners van Strathcroy bereiden zich voor op een groot feest, een feest dat een ommekeer zal betekenen in het leven van Violet Aird en haar familie en vrienden.

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.

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.

The Carousel Prue is intelligent, artistic, independent - and bored. Pressurized by her mother to make a conventional and dull marriage, she is delighted to escape London and seek retreat with her eccentric and bohemian aunt in Cornwall. A chance encounter with an attractive young artist on the sea shore leads to day after idyllic summer's day of exploring the Cornish countryside and coast. But there is something troubling Daniel and Prue, now deeply entangled, feels compelled to discover what it is. Voices in Summer Laura, newly married and ever conscious of the shadow of her husband Alec's first wife, takes a holiday with his family in Cornwall. Through the long, hot summer days she is charmed by the beautiful old house and the people she learns to know and love. The sight of the sparkling, brilliant sea quiets for a while her uneasy spirit. Only an anonymous letter, accusing her of having an affair, can threaten her new-found tranquillity.

Two novels in one omnibus edition from this much-loved storyteller