Shell Collectors

Penelope Keeling, daughter of the famous artist Laurence Sterne, has a long, impression-filled life behind her: a bohemian childhood in London, an unhappy marriage during the war, and the only man she ever truly loved. She has three children, each different in character and attitude towards life, but Penelope has learned to accept them as they are. One day, the woman discovers that the painting «Shell Collectors» created by her father, which she keeps in her home, is worth a fortune. This becomes a test of strength for the mother and her children and simultaneously a starting point for the future of the Keeling family...
The life of three generations of an English family — war and peace, lyricism and drama, temptation and catharsis — unfolds before the readers' eyes. A vivid, atmospheric novel written by Rosamunde Pilcher achieved phenomenal success and immediately brought the author worldwide fame. Most of her works have been adapted for film, and the total print run of the writer's books has exceeded 60 million copies.