Shell Collectors

Penelope Keeling, daughter of the artist Laurence Stern, famous in Europe and overseas, has a long life full of experiences behind her: a bohemian childhood in London, an unhappy marriage during the war, and the only man she truly loved. She has three children, each with a different character and outlook on life, but Penelope has learned to accept them as they are. One day, the woman discovers that her father's painting, "The Shell Seekers," kept in her home, is worth a fortune. This becomes a test of strength for the mother and children and simultaneously the starting point for the future of the Keeling family...
The lives of three generations of an English family – war and peace, lyricism and drama, temptation and catharsis – unfold before the reader's eyes. The vivid, atmospheric novel, written by Rosamunde Pilcher, was phenomenally successful and immediately brought the author worldwide fame. Most of her works have been adapted for the screen, and the total circulation of the writer's books has exceeded 60 million copies.