the shell seekers ( film )
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famous novelist rosamunde pilcher is renowned for her 1987 best seller the shell seekers .
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hannah herzsprung, egbert - jan weeber and vanessa redgrave attend reception, the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18, 2007 in east hampton, ny .
the shell seekers trailer 1993 director: waris hussein starring: angela lansbury, christopher bowen, irene worth, sam wanamaker, , official content from republic pictures home video hallmark hall of fame adaptation of rosamunde pilcher' s popular story of a family brought together by fate. movie, the shell seekers movie, the shell seekers trailer, the shell seekers 1993, waris hussein, angela lansbury, christopher bowen, irene worth, sam wanamaker, ,
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rikolt’s feature film productions include »workaholic«, »in the name of innocence« (im namen der unschuld) which won the bavarian film prize in 1997, and the teen horror - thriller »flashback — murderous vacation«. in 2007 he produced »runaway horse«, the successful film adaptation of the novel by martin walser, with ulrich noethen, ulrich tukur, katja riemann and petra schmidt - schaller, who won the bavarian film prize for best new actress for this film .
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the shell seekers is a novel of connection: of one family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. the shell seekers is filled with real people - - mothers and daughters, husband and lovers - - inspired with real values. the shell seekers centers on penelope keeling - - a woman you' ll always remember in world you' ll never forget. the s
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paul completed his studies in film direction at the academy for theatre and film arts in budapest. he subsequently worked as a production assistant with numerous international film projects realised in hungary. among the projects were films by david cronenberg, alan parker and istvan szabo. he also worked as an assistant director with bavaria film production. in addition, he led the script department during the first hungarian daily soap opera for magyar grundy ufa. after that he worked with with ulrich limmer and rainer kölmel, among others, at kinowelt film production .
helena von gagern joined gate film’s office in london in september 2015 as development assistant for uk - based projects. she further assists with the organisation of gate film uk as well as its communication and coordination with the munich office .
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the shell seekers is a novel of connection: of one family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. the shell seekers is filled with real people - - mothers and daughters, husband and lovers - - inspired with real values. the shell seekers centers on penelope keeling - - a woman you' ll always remember in world you' ll never forget. the shell seekers is a magical novel, the kind of reading experience that comes along only once in a long while. at the end of a long and useful life, penelope keeling' s prized possession is the shell seekers, painted by her father, and symbolizing her unconventional life, from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. when her grown children learn their grandfather' s work is now worth a fortune, each has an idea as to what penelope should do. but as she recalls the passions, tragedies, and secrets of her life, she knows there is only one answer... and it lies in her heart .
not as affecting as the book, but what film ever is? superbly acted, even by alastair mckenzie (archie from monarch of the glen), this is a heartbreaking story of first love, seen from several generations. warning, you will cry, even with joy at the stunning final scenes. still, most of the film falls flat, but it is worth it for the moments of brilliance .
stage adaptation it' s often felt that when novels are adapted to either film or theatre they fall short of living up to the brilliance created by the writer. one example that springs to mind is joanne harris' chocolat: a glorious book full of sumptuous detail, turned into a deeply disappointing film. not so with the shell seekers, written for stage by charlotte bingham and terence brady, which captivated my imagination from the start. although in the book each character in penelope' s life, (from her three children, olivia, nancy and noel, to her gardener), has an entire chapter devoted to them, the stage version is somewhat condensed yet loses none of the essence of the original story .
central throughout the story are the paintings made by penelope' s father, lawrence stern. lawrence was a famous painter, although over the years the popularity of his paintings diminished. recently, however, there has been an increased admiration and appreciation for his works. due to their rarity, the price for these pieces are astronomical. since penelope owns two incomplete panels in her home and one important work—the shell seekers—her children nancy and noel urge her to sell the works while their popularity has reached its peak. penelope balks at the idea since the shell seekers is such a sentimentally important work for her; no amount of money can compensate for simply having it in her home .
produced two years ago for german television, this latest adaptation of
the shell seekers
bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee
atonement ,
and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past .
the shell seekers is a novel that revolves around the final months of the central character, penelope keeling. although the story focuses on penelope, there are various glimpses into other characters that are important to her. as the mother of three children named nancy, noel and olivia, each of the children' s lives in the present are explored briefly in order to better explain their relationship with penelope .
the made - for - tv the shell seekers was based on the best - selling novel by rosamunde pincher. heading the cast is angela lansbury as penelope keeling, a reclusive british matron of comfortable means who suffers a near - fatal heart attack. while recovering, penelope determines that her attack was a sign of sorts, urging her to get her life in order. as she prepares to break down the barriers she has built between herself and her three children, penelope muses on her experiences during world war ii, a time in which she solidified her outlook on life. filmed in england and spain, the shell seekers was the 162nd hallmark hall of fame presentation; it debuted on december 3, 1989 .
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set in london and cornwall from world war ii to present (1983), the shell seekers tells the story of the keeling family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. the family centers around penelope, and it is her love, courage, and sense of values that determine the course of all their lives. deftly shifting back and forth in time, each chapter centers on one of the principal players in the family' s history. the unifying thread is an o
it was recently made into a film and has now been adapted for the stage with an all - star cast. it was on a leisurely family holiday in france some nine years ago that i first read rosamunde pilcher' s the shell seekers. on loan to me from my gran' s extensive collection of fiction, i was slightly dubious as to whether it would appeal to my 17 - year - old mind. but all doubts were soon dispelled as i became engrossed in this intriguing tale of three generations .
the shell seekers portrays not only the pettiness and bickering so commonplace in family life but also an inner strength and durability found at the heart of tragedy. inspiring the combination of personal growth, revelation, anger, joy, artistry and the odd witticism thrown in for good measure makes this a play to inspire the imagination and stir the soul. it' ll make you want to read (or in my case re - read) the original novel. now, i wonder if gran still has her copy ?
purchased for elderly mother who remembered watching this on tv. thoroughly enjoyed watching it again. despite being an' old' film - quality good. received on time, packaged well and plays well .
i bought 2 because i have seen it before and will be able to watch it when ever i wish, the other one was as a gift, they really enjoyed it. its a lovely film, well worth a watch .
produced two years ago for german television, this latest adaptation of “the shell seekers” bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee “atonement, ” and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past. it’s also a pure (if decidedly uneven) melodrama, with the central character seeking a measure [ … ]
i loved the book and find rosamund pilcher has a great insight into people. so the dvd didn' t disappoint. maybe it would have been better to have first seen the dvd before reading the book as peoples' traits and situations do change in a film. i would recommend this dvd to all pilcher fans .
after having another argument with nancy and noel about selling the pieces, penelope finally goes to an art dealer unbeknownst to her children. she sells the panels for one hundred thousand pounds and uses the money to take herself, antonia and danus to porthkerris, staying at one of the finest hotels in the region, the sands. the only child that understands her actions is olivia, but the other two are outraged. they become even more angry when they learn that penelope donates the shell seekers to the art museum in porthkerris that her father founded rather than sell it for an outrageous financial sum .
however, penelope’s most alarming discovery is that her most treasured possession, her father’s painting the shell seekers, is now worth a small fortune. for it is only then, as her loved ones gather, that their true characters come to the fore, and penelope is forced to make the decisions that will determine whether they can continue to survive as a family, or be split apart .
the plot the story centres around penelope keeling, a woman now in her 70s, who' s prized possession, a painting by her father called the shell seekers, proves pivotal in this tangled tale of family life, love and loss. its intrinsic sentimental, not to mention monetary, value causes division among the family members, who all think they know best. yet ultimately it is penelope who decides its fate .
he has been involved in a series of top international tv projects as a producer, including the ken follet adaptation »lie down with lions« with timothy dalton and omar sharif, and several rosamunde pilcher adaptations, such as »coming home« with peter o’toole and keira knightley, »winter solstice« with sir peter ustinov and geraldine chaplin and »the shell seekers« with vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell .
this film has a split personality. the scenes, which depict 1982, are so poor that i' m amazed that they didn' t end up on the cutting room floor. vanessa redgrave gave her usual performance of vanessa redgrave. after watching this film i' m even more convinced than ever that if her family hadn' t had been in the theater she would have never got a part in anything, and that includes her local am / dram productions. she swans around as if she' s smoked a lot of cannabis in the 60' s and she still hasn' t completely come back to reality. she takes being languid to its extremities. the acting of redgrave, and the majority of the cast, could only be described as
ham
of the first order. the part of the film depicting the war years was totally different. it held my attention, it was well acted and believable, it turned a very poor production into something rather less painful .
if, when deciding to pick up this 500 + pages tome, you’re expecting some kind of plot, this is surely not the book for you. if you enjoy evocative dreamy novels and atmospheric writing about mundane beautiful things, then this is the perfect choice. the shell seekers is exactly what the blurb tells you it is: a novel of connection: of one family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. the quintessential plotless novel. it is about realistic charact
rikolt built up production companies in berlin and cologne for the granada media group as their ceo from 1999 to 2001. he founded and has been running munich - based gate film since 2001, as well as his second company, gate uk in london, since 2003 .
i recently watched this version and found it most enjoyable. it follows the pilcher novel much more closely than the other film with landsbury which i did not like at all. she looked nothing like penelope, in my mind i had always pictured penelope looking more like colleen dewhurst, but vanessa redgrave and all of the cast were wonderful .
whilst the plot scenario doesn' t promise much the senior members of the cast make it worthwhile and so do some of the location shootings .
rikolt von gagern was born in salzburg, austria. after studying law in salzburg and vienna, specialising in media and copyright law, he worked as a director’s assistant at several german and international production companies. he then became head of the fiction production division of the tele münchen group as producer and ceo of clasart film .
after a mild heart attack, penelope returns to her cotswolds home. here she hangs her favourite painting ,
the shell seekers
. painted by her father, it shows penelope on a cornish beach and brings back memories of her younger days. later, she learns that her father' s work has come into great demand, and that the paintings she owns are probably worth a fortune. the prospect of great wealth brings out the selfish characteristics of her children, with whom her relationships are strained
you really can' t judge a book by its cover. people have recommended rosamunde pilcher' s books to me for years, and i refused to read them because all the covers looked like they had been marinated in mothballs. but after spying
the shell seekers
on the bbc' s
the big read: top 100 books ,
i decided to bite the bullet and give it a try. annoyingly, several people had put it on reserve at the library before me, so by the time i received it, i wasn' t nearly as enthusiastic as i had been when i had
produced two years ago for german television, this latest adaptation of “the shell seekers” bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee “atonement, ” and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past. it’s also a pure (if decidedly uneven) melodrama, with the central character seeking a measure of redemption — in this case, by bequeathing the happiness that has mostly eluded her to the next generation. pic fits with hallmark’s three - hankie brand and showcases redgrave in another nifty role .
read as part of the infinite variety reading challenge, based on the bbc' s big read poll of 2003. i' m not a huge fan of genreless fiction, not in the least when it has a strong romance - vibe, but i found the shell seekers to be a pleasant read. it was not at all taxing and can be described as escapist literature, and requires not an awful lot of mental agility to get through, but that was part of its charm. the best thing about the book was how splendidly well it was written. i wasn' t hugely captiv
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“she had loved them all, her children. loved each one the best, but for different reasons. love, she had found, had a strange way of multiplying. ” rosamunde pilcher creates a full and mostly satisfying world here—a family saga heaped with descriptions of lovely gardens, splendid meals, the exotic beauty of ibiza, and the tranquil coast of cornwall. in her introduction, she writes that she intended the shell seekers to be “a big fat novel for women... . something, above all, that tapped into my li
production: filmed in wales by gate television and clasart film und fernsehproduktion for telemunchen in association with zdf and presented by rhi films. executive producers, marian rees, anne hopkins; producers, david cunliffe, rikolt von gagern; director, piers haggard; writer, brian finch; based on the novel by rosamunde pilcher ;
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a wonderful, perfect reread. my heart is full. - - - - this is one of those few times when i feel like goodreads should have a regular star rating, and then a separate award for those special books. those that take over your mind and soul. those that somehow strike that perfect balance between cosy and haunting. the shell seekers is one such book. rosamunde pilcher is an author i' ve always meant to read, she' s often mentioned in the same breath as comforting authors i love - miss read, lucy maud mont
you really can' t judge a book by its cover. people have recommended rosamunde pilcher' s books to me for years, and i refused to read them because all the covers looked like they had been marinated in mothballs. but after spying
the shell seekers
on the bbc' s
the big read: top 100 books ,
i decided to bite the bullet and give it a try. annoyingly, several people had put it on reserve at the library before me, so by the time i received it, i wasn' t nearly as enthusiastic as i had been when i had originally ordered it. to add insult to injury, my copy had a cover that resembled a fussy spinster' s guest room wallpaper. i literally had to fight the urge to hide the book under my jacket, lest one of my hipster friends caught sight of me leaving the building with it. but then i opened the front cover and started to read. and was captivated by the first sentence. and the second. by the time i had reached the last page, i was head over heels in love with this book. if you' re smart enough to overlook a stupid looking cover for the sake of a great read, pick up this book. you won' t be sorry .
if, when deciding to pick up this 500 + pages tome, you’re expecting some kind of plot, this is surely not the book for you. if you enjoy evocative dreamy novels and atmospheric writing about mundane beautiful things, then this is the perfect choice. the shell seekers is exactly what the blurb tells you it is: a novel of connection: of one family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. the quintessential plotless novel. it is about realistic characters who enjoy fine things and the simple beauty of life. it is about flowers blooming, waves crashing, seagulls gliding, tea / scotch drinking and about listening to the silence (and that is an actual quote). it is about family ties, loneliness and death. there wasn’t one likeable character throughout the entire book, still, i felt their humanity, they were all flawed, but genuine. there wasn’t a single thing that i wasn’t able to foresee long before it happened, but it felt like real life. there wasn’t more to this story than the serene feeling of a slow lovely life in a small cottage near the seaside, but this sensation lingers long after you have finished the book. but that is exactly the overwhelming beauty of the written word .
i was at loose ends, not knowing what i felt like reading. i had a crazy busy week coming up and i knew i didn' t want to waste what little time i had with a mediocre book. so i decided to scroll through my gr friend sarah’s shelves, and see what she had rated 5 stars. my eye fell upon ‘the shell seekers’ and i remembered that our mutual friend claude also had given it 5 stars. (then a lightbulb went off over my head. they, along with another mutual friend gita, had all recommended this book to m
rosamund pilcher is consistently marketed via book jackets covered with flowers. i' m not sure why. on the surface, pilcher' s stories are nostalgic and evocative of magical other places where good things always happen to good people; but her novels and characters are consistently rich, complicated, and subtle. i' ve not read another author who could draw the infuriating imperfections and dysfunctions of family so accurately, or so compassionately. it' s easy to admire, then almost despise, and then love her characters for being so very human. the shell seekers, like so many of pilcher' s stories, is set in england, told from the vantage of a menagerie of characters whose lives are bound together by various ties of kinship and obligation. at first, one is content to get to know the cast as their various stories unfold, but little by little the pieces - and the people - come together, and by the end one realizes how incredibly tight this novel is. it' s the sort of novel that restores faith in life, and in fiction .
this updated version was quite changed from the original with angela lansbury. i didn' t like the changes, so bought several of the original angela lansbury versions as gifts .
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“she had loved them all, her children. loved each one the best, but for different reasons. love, she had found, had a strange way of multiplying. ” rosamunde pilcher creates a full and mostly satisfying world here—a family saga heaped with descriptions of lovely gardens, splendid meals, the exotic beauty of ibiza, and the tranquil coast of cornwall. in her introduction, she writes that she intended the shell seekers to be “a big fat novel for women... . something, above all, that tapped into my life and the experiences of my generation. ” on that level, it succeeds wonderfully. i agree with melody that there were some editing hiccups—and with other reviewers who found certain characters one - dimensional. (the vicar’s theology was also troubling .) that said, there’s so much bathing in this novel—lots of “enormously hot and very deep” baths—that i found myself thinking these must be the cleanest characters in all of english literature. 3. 5 stars
the story unfolds like a jigsaw, switching between the 1940s and the present day. we learn of her marriage to ambrose (toby fisher) and the subsequent birth of her three children, who she eventually learned to accept for themselves. then there is richard (alastair mackenzie), the dashing, romantic man she loved — but who was lost to the war .
the most ordinary of prospects caused her to stop and stare. the last of the leaves dropped from the trees, and the bare branches made lace against pale skies. sun after rain turned cobbled streets blue as fish scales, dazzling to the eye. autumn winds, whipping the bay to a scud of white - caps, brought with them, not cold, but a surging sense of vitality…
penelope keeling knows how to live life to the fullest and i absolutely adore her! she grasps those things that matter most in life – the com
a wonderful, perfect reread. my heart is full. - - - - this is one of those few times when i feel like goodreads should have a regular star rating, and then a separate award for those special books. those that take over your mind and soul. those that somehow strike that perfect balance between cosy and haunting. the shell seekers is one such book. rosamunde pilcher is an author i' ve always meant to read, she' s often mentioned in the same breath as comforting authors i love - miss read, lucy maud montgomery, georgette heyer, but it took me this long to pick up one of her novels. i chose the shell seekers based solely on the title - it' s a beautiful evocation of summer, and what better time than the middle of a scorching july to think about seashells? it took me a while to finish it - not that it wasn' t good, it was exceptional, but i wanted to really savour it. it' s so beautiful. the writing is absolutely gorgeous. every page i read gave me that wonderful sense of communion with the characters and the places described. they' re part of my family now, of my own history. at its heart, it' s a story about family and what makes an individual unique - their aspirations, their memories, their possessions. i loved this so much. it' s got so much truth about life it' s quite staggering. i felt like i constantly needed to reread passages and make them part of those i could recite on a whim. gorgeous, gorgeous work. if all her novels are as striking, i' m in for a delicious treat .
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she also takes part in the entire production process, from development and physical production to the post - production process and deliveries .
the story of lost love is mirrored in the present by antonia’s life, who has come to live with penelope, and is in love with the mysterious danus (lukas gregorowicz). the secrets and heartbreaks of penelope’s past threaten to be repeated by the young couple — unless they can learn from her misfortune and be honest with one another .
this engaging drama presents some thought - provoking approaches to life review, mothering, the art of happiness, and the redemptive power of love .
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i am a rosamunde pilcher fan and this movie closely follows the book. movies are usually a disappointment after reading the book, but this one is an exception. the views of cornwall are stunning, and every setting is beautiful. the acting is superb and i thoroughly enjoyed this movie .
the set an artistic theme is cleverly woven throughout the play with the use of a backdrop depicting the expansive, mesmerising cornish coastline, along with three giant frames, decreasing in size like russian dolls, that line the wings. the framed stage seemed to me to be depicting a living painting: life imitating art or vice versa? other incidental backdrops all only a few metres wide, including a library, a conservatory and an artists studio, were also framed to fit in with the larger, stationary set .
it is a mild heart attack that allows the sixty - four year old to take some time to reflect on her past. having discharged herself from hospital, the energetic and independent penelope returns home to her ramshackle cottage in the english countryside. from here she travels to the mediterranean paradise of ibiza to stay with olivia. there she meets her daughter’s lover, cosmo (sebastian koch), and his daughter, the young and beautiful antonia (stephanie stumph), all the while reminiscing about her time during the war .
i read this because it is one of my moms favorite authors / books and i wanted to be able to discuss it with her while she is still around. it was very enjoyable and amusing book about a family and the issues one has to deal with as a parent ages. the struggle between letting the parent be independent and still be safe is always a tough one. the thing i took away from this book was the importance of letting a person be who they are no matter their age and limitations. penelope (the matriarch of the family) is in the later years of her life. after a health scare she is coming face to face with her mortality. she reflects on her past along with taking a good look at the present and her 3 grown children who have not all turned out like she hoped they would. i became so entranced by this book that it was all i wanted to read. there are several surprises along the way and the book is filled with characters that are quite memorable. the descriptions of the feelings, the sights, the sounds the life of penelope are wonderful…. i will definitely put this book on my
to re - read
list .
another book that i really enjoyed because of the characters - the main character, penelope, in particular. the story is another of those sprawling family stories (in both time and space and characters), which in general, i enjoy very much, as long as they are skillfully told and executed. note: the rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in goodreads policy and enforcement. you can read why i came to this decision here. in the meantime, you can read the entire review at smorgas
another book that i really enjoyed because of the characters - the main character, penelope, in particular. the story is another of those sprawling family stories (in both time and space and characters), which in general, i enjoy very much, as long as they are skillfully told and executed. note: the rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in goodreads policy and enforcement. you can read why i came to this decision here. in the meantime, you can read the entire review at smorgasbook
artist' s daughter penelope keeling can look back on a full and varied life: a bohemian childhood in london and the wilds of cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage, and the one man she ever truly loved. she has brought up three very different children: olivia, her' special child', who like her mother is both tough and vulnerable; noel, her ruthless and selfish son, and nancy, the first born, embittered by greed and jealousy. it is a mild heart - attack that allows the sixty - four year old to take the time to reflect on her past life. having discharged herself from hospital, the energetic and independent penelope returns home to her ramshackle cottage in the english countryside. from here she travels to the mediterranean paradise of ibiza to stay with olivia. here she meets her daughter' s lover, cosmo, and his daughter, the young and beautiful antonia, all the while reminiscing about her time during the war. the story unfolds like a jigsaw, switching between the 1940' s and the present day... .
if you want a beautiful story this is it, the acting is wonderful, and the story is good have not seen anything to match it so far .
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penelope keeling (vanessa redgrave), the daughter of a famous painter, can look back on a full and varied life: a bohemian childhood divided between london and the wilds of cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage — and the one man she truly loved .
i was at loose ends, not knowing what i felt like reading. i had a crazy busy week coming up and i knew i didn' t want to waste what little time i had with a mediocre book. so i decided to scroll through my gr friend sarah’s shelves, and see what she had rated 5 stars. my eye fell upon ‘the shell seekers’ and i remembered that our mutual friend claude also had given it 5 stars. (then a lightbulb went off over my head. they, along with another mutual friend gita, had all recommended this book to me a while ago, and i had forgotten all about it .) that was good enough for me! i cracked open the book and dug right in. i was hooked by the introduction alone. rosamunde pitcher was 60 years old when she wrote this book... her first novel of any real consequence or commercial success. sixty! it gives me hope: -)  as to the book… my friends did not steer me wrong. i loved it! i stayed up reading late each night, until my head started bobbing and i reluctantly had to close the book. i couldn’t wait to read it all, yet i couldn’t bear for it to end. a nice problem to have. thanks sarah, claude and gita !
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conclusion. a bohemian in her sixties suffers a minor heart attack, and the ordeal prompts her to look back over the events of her life as a disillusioned wife and a briefly enthralled lover. she embarks on a trip to the mediterranean, where she meets a woman in the grip of a passionate affair. romantic drama, starring vanessa redgrave and maisie dimbleby .
i read this because it is one of my moms favorite authors / books and i wanted to be able to discuss it with her while she is still around. it was very enjoyable and amusing book about a family and the issues one has to deal with as a parent ages. the struggle between letting the parent be independent and still be safe is always a tough one. the thing i took away from this book was the importance of letting a person be who they are no matter their age and limitations. penelope (the matriarch of th
in 2009 he produced the highly acclaimed adaptation of jack london’s famous novel »the sea wolf« featuring sebastian koch, neve campbell and tim roth in the lead roles. in 2011 he completed a 26 million dollar adaption of herman melville’s classic »moby dick« starring william hurt and ethan hawke .
bought this dvd think in it was the british version... it' s not. the story is off just a little off and a let down having seen the british version with angela lansbury, which was told with a little class. would not buy this again .
3. 5 stars a beautifully written character driven novel about family and life, love and loss, greed and hope, a book that has the charm and eloquence of books from a bygone era, just a good old fashioned family saga, a story with real characters and places that are interesting and vivid. i had never read a book by this author before and as a couple of goodread friends have really enjoyed her novels and the fact i saw it on the bbc list of top 100 books i just had to try one and i was in not disappointed by the story or the writing style as the characters and images in the novel are so well drawn with little details that bring a wonderful sense of time and place to the story which makes this novel so readable and enjoyable. this is the type of novel that while it didn' t move me or have me on the edge of my seat, i loved picking it up and spending time with the characters and just enjoyed the good feeling it gave me. it would make a terrific holiday read or a book for cosy winter nights by the fire, it the sort of book i will remember reading 10 years from now and still be able to recall the characters. i did find the book a tad long but i am not a fan of long books anyhow but i am certainly looking forward to reading more by this author soon. i bought a paperback edition of this novel and delighted to place this one on my bookshelf for future re - reading .
rosmund pilcher is someone i discovered on holiday in cyprus. i had finished reading all the books i had taken, and in the hotel there was a big book by here called winter solstice. because i had nothing else to do i started to read it. the story is about a woman of 60, ex actress who is involved with a man, of a certain age, who has just lost his wealthy wife and only daughter. the woman takes him under her wings, and he is kicked out of his house by the step sons. the plot involves a house in
lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .
a man in the final stages of aids is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother .
penelope has just suffered a slight heart attack at the beginning of the novel and she is happy to return home (after voluntarily checking herself out of the hospital .) she then decides that it is time for her to return to porthkerris, where she lived throughout world war ii and met the love of her life, richard. she asks each of her three children to come with her to make the trip, but all three decline, stating other obligations in their life. in the end, she decides to take antonia, the daughter of cosmo, the love of olivia' s life. cosmo has recently passed away and penelope takes her into her home in podmore thatch as a welcome visitor and an easy way to silence her daughter nancy' s constant admonishings that she needs a full - time caretaker. in addition, penelope and antonia take danus, the gardener whom penelope hires after suffering her small heart attack .
the trials and tribulations of a scottish laird, his family with all their wealth, secrets and heartbreak .
verena steynton is holding a party for her daughter. all the aristocratic families of strathcroy in the scottish highlands are attending, with all their guilty secrets... lord archie... see full summary »
a lonely widowed irish fisherman meets a pretty mysterious woman who may just literally be the stuff of legends .
this lovely novel is so atmospheric you feel you' re there; you can almost smell the flowers, feel the tang of the sea and see light glint off the water. my first reading of this book, so many years ago, instilled in me such an interest and a love for cornwall that it remains today, while the well - written characters seem more to be real people than characters from a book. an old favorite that is still a wonderful pleasure to revisit. 4. 5 stars instead of 5 simply because there are a few points in the story that i always think should have gone differently―but then real people seldom do everything you might hope .
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this lovely novel is so atmospheric you feel you' re there; you can almost smell the flowers, feel the tang of the sea and see light glint off the water. my first reading of this book, so many years ago, instilled in me such an interest and a love for cornwall that it remains today, while the well - written characters seem more to be real people than characters from a book. an old favorite that is still a wonderful pleasure to revisit. 4. 5 stars instead of 5 simply because there are a few points in
rosmund pilcher is someone i discovered on holiday in cyprus. i had finished reading all the books i had taken, and in the hotel there was a big book by here called winter solstice. because i had nothing else to do i started to read it. the story is about a woman of 60, ex actress who is involved with a man, of a certain age, who has just lost his wealthy wife and only daughter. the woman takes him under her wings, and he is kicked out of his house by the step sons. the plot involves a house in scotland where they go, different people in her family, an english man coming back from america. most of the action is over a christmas. it is fantastically written, again i would agree with one review that says' her books are food for the sou'. it is another book i can read over again and the characters have become like friends to me. my hightest praise is that i do care about these characters .
characters stephanie cole (waiting for god, tenko) is marvellous as the doggedly determined and independent penelope, refusing to sell her beloved painting and tiring of the constant bickering between her exhausting and overwhelming offspring. veronica roberts (peak practice, tenko) plays to perfection the frumpy, shrill - voiced, neurotic nancy, looking every bit the tweed and twin set - wearing matron plucked straight from an issue of horse and hound. karen drury (most famous for her role as susannah farnham in brookside) as the sleek, stylish, career - minded olivia, is the chalk to nancy' s cheese. never have two sisters been so opposite in both looks and personality. ian shaw (soldier soldier, casualty) plays the hard - headed, conniving noel, whose desperate attempts at uncovering his grandfathers priceless sketches, feebly masked as a' generous' act of cleaning out the attic, has nobody fooled.
the shell seekers ( german : die muschelsucher ) is a 2006 mini-series starring academy award-winners , vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell . the british-german co-production was directed by piers haggard . it is an adaptation of rosamunde pilcher 's 1987 novel of the same name and premiered on germany 's zdf on december 25 , 2006 . it was screened in the united states on the hallmark channel on 3 may 2008 . 
the shell seekers (german: die muschelsucher) is a 2006 mini-series starring academy award-winners, vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell. the british-german co-production was directed by piers haggard. it is an adaptation of rosamunde pilcher's 1987 novel of the same name and premiered on germany's zdf on december 25, 2006. it was screened in the united states on the hallmark channel on 3 may 2008.
the shell seekers (german: die muschelsucher) is a 2006 mini-series starring academy award-winners, vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell. the british-german co-production was directed by piers haggard. it is an adaptation of rosamunde pilcher's 1987 novel of the same name and premiered on germany's zdf on december 25, 2006. it was screened in the united states on the hallmark channel on 3 may 2008.