Rosamunde Pilcher had a long and distinguished career as a novelist and short story writer, but it was her phenomenally successful novel, The Shell Seekers, that captured the hearts of all who read it, and won her international recognition as one of the best-loved storytellers of our time. It was voted one of UK's top 100 novels in the BBC's Big Read in 2003. Her bestselling novels, September, Coming Home and Winter Solstice were made into television films. She was awarded an O.B.E for services to literature in 2002 and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dundee University in 2010. Rosamunde Pilcher died on 6 February 2019.
As with every Rosamunde Pilcher story - long or short - I began to
read and couldn't stop
*Lucinda Riley, bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series*
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*
'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*
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*
How lyrical it is, yet how deeply the stories touched me. I've
often found it difficult to concentrate on a long novel but these
stories are perfect for the times, exquisite little gems of
romantic escapism taking me completely away to another time and
place.
*Phillipa Ashley, bestselling author of A PERFECT CORNISH
ESCAPE*
I absolutely adored A PLACE LIKE HOME. It took me back to a
different time and place of pure, simple delight. It's so
deliciously retro and I mean that with oodles of compliments. You
can feel the warmth of the Aga, the smell of a new bottle of scent,
the fragrant sip of a glass of Sherry. It's such a balm. I feel so
lucky to have this collection sitting on my shelf to dip in and out
of. It's a keeper.
*Lorna Cook, bestselling author of THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE*
We need stories like these right now! I love the way Rosamunde
Pilcher gets so cleverly to the heart of the matter in her stories;
she is truly the Queen of Emotion. Reading her stories took me back
in time to when I read the superb The Shell Seekers. She has always
combined love and landscape in an inspirational way.
*Rosanna Ley, author of FROM VENICE WITH LOVE*
I loved every word. I honestly wasn't sure what decade I was
reading in, and it didn't matter - the characters, their emotions,
their hopes and loves felt completely timeless and so entirely
compelling. Each story drew me immediately into its world:
Scotland, the Mediterranean, a misty beach on horseback . . . I was
immersed. I have to make a special mention of 'Skelmerton' - I felt
like it could so easily have become an entire novel, yet worked so
beautifully in this form - but there wasn't a single tale I didn't
relish. And no surprise - it was Rosamunde Pilcher writing, after
all. What an incredible storyteller.
*Jenny Ashcroft, author of Under the Golden Sun*
Wonderfully comforting and uplifting. If you love Harriet Evans or
Lucinda Riley's books, you're sure to love Rosamunde Pilcher
too.
*Sarra Manning, Red Magazine*
This collection of romantic short stories are the absolute
sticky-toffee-pudding of the genre. A glowing preponderance of
happy endings leaves you feeling like the blissful, newly
proposed-to Sally who thinks she has sailed "into harbour after a
long, lonely journey". Aah.
*Daily Mail*
With her lyrical turns of phrase and uncanny eye for detail,
Pilcher will whisk you away on a whistle-stop tour of glittering
Mediterranean islands, brooding Scottish highlands and leafy
Cotswold villages . . . Pilcher's prose is reassuringly gentle and
unexpectedly profound.
*Buzz Magazine*
Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher will love this collection of her most
enduring short stories. Her characters are believable, memorable
and unmistakeably British.
*Woman's Way*
reading this book was like slipping into a warm bath - instant
comfort, joy and relaxation. I promised myself I would read only
one story, but one turned into two and before I knew it, I had
devoured them all. Short stories require the particular, and very
tricky, skills of delivering immediate immersion and reader
connection and none of us should be surprised by Rosamunde's
mastery of this - her evocative phrasing, finely-drawn characters
and acute sense of place offer escape into a bygone world of quiet
elegance and gentle romance. I didn't want to reach the last page,
and when I did, stepping back into my own world felt strangely
hard-edged and jarring.
*Karen Swan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Greek
Escape*
A rare treat from one of the best storytellers of our time.
*Woman's Way*
Of course, love wins out, most of the time, in these charming
stories that are surprisingly comforting to read, like literary
gravity blankets
*TheGloss.ie*
The queen of comfort reads ... the literary version of wrapping up
in a cosy blanket.
*That's Life!*
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