Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher (Rosamunde E. M. L. Scott[) was born on September 22nd, 1924. Rosamunde passed away February 6th, 2019 at 94 years old. Rosamunde Pilcher was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England.

Rosamunde Pilcher is known for writing in the Romance and Literary Fiction genres.

Rosamunde Pilcher had written 25 standalone novels, starting with The Brown Fields in 1951. The most recently released novel was Winter Solstice, which was released in 2000.

Rosamunde Pilcher: Awards & Accolades

Pilcher's book, Winter Solstice was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2001.

Rosamunde Pilcher: Lists & Other Mentions

• September was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1990 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1990.
• Winter Solstice was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2000.
• The Shell Seekers has made several lists including:
  1. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
  2. The Guardian: 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman Selection in 2003.
  3. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.

Rosamunde Pilcher: TV/Movies Based on Books

Pilcher has had many of her books adapted into television movies. The most popular place for adaptations has been Germany where the national television station ZDF has produced over one hundred of her stories into TV movies.

Other notable adaptations of her work include: Coming Home starring starring Keira Knightley, Emily Mortimer, Peter O'Toole; September Jacqueline Bisset, Summer Solstice starring Jacqueline Bisset, Honor Blackman and Franco Nero; The Shell Seekers starring Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell; and The Other Wife starring Rupert Everett.

Her books have had a positive effect on Cornish tourism and led to her receiving the British Tourism Award in 2002.

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2. Kelly Rimmer, author of: The Things We Cannot Say.
3. Patti Callahan Henry, author of: The Secret Book of Flora Lea.
4. Barbara Delinsky, author of the Blake Sisters Series.
5. Adriana Trigiani, author of: The Shoemaker's Wife.
6. Dorothea Benton Frank, author of: The Last Original Wife.
7. Mary Ellen Taylor, author of: The Brighter the Light.
8. Colleen Hoover, author of: Verity.
9. Nicholas Sparks, author of the Calhoun Family / Notebook Series.
10. Danielle Steel, author of: The Gift.

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