Rosamunde Scott was born on 22 September 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall, England, UK, daughter of Helen and Charles Scott, a British commander. Just before her birth her father was posted in Burma, her mother remained in England. She attended St. Clare's Polwithen and Howell's School Llandaff before going on to Miss Kerr-Sanders' Secretarial College. She began writing when she was seven, and published her first short story when she was 18. From 1943 through 1946, Pilcher served with the Women's Naval Service. On 7 December 1946, she married Graham Hope Pilcher, a war hero and jute industry executive who died in March 2009. They moved to Dundee, Scotland, where she still lives today with a dog in Perthshire. They had two daughters and two sons, and fourteen grandchildren. Her son, Robin Pilcher, is also a novelist.
In 1949, her first book, a romance novel, was published by Mills & Boon, under the pseudonym Jane Fraser. She published a further ten novels under that name. In 1955, she also began writing under her married name Rosamunde Pilcher, by 1965 she her own name to all of her novels. In 1996, her novel Coming Home won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by Romantic Novelists' Association. She retired from writing in 2000. Two years later, she was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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The shell seekers
21 editions - first published in 1987 Borrow -
The Day of the Storm
20 editions - first published in 1975 Checked out -
September
18 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
Under Gemini
16 editions - first published in 1976 Borrow -
Wild mountain thyme
16 editions - first published in 1978 Borrow -
Another view
16 editions - first published in 1969 Borrow -
Sleeping Tiger
16 editions - first published in 1967 Borrow -
Carousel
14 editions - first published in 1982 Borrow -
The end of summer
14 editions - first published in 1971 Borrow -
Voices in summer
12 editions - first published in 1984 Borrow -
Snow in April
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The Empty House
11 editions - first published in 1973 Borrow -
Winter solstice
7 editions - first published in 1957 DAISY -
The Blue Bedroom: and other stories.
7 editions - first published in 1985 Borrow -
Coming home
6 editions - first published in 1995 Checked out -
The end of the summer
4 editions - first published in 1975 -
The world of Rosamunde Pilcher
4 editions - first published in 1995 Borrow -
Das blaue Zimmer
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On my own
3 editions - first published in 1965 -
Historia de una herencia
3 editions - first published in 1993 -
Flowers in the rain and other stories
3 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
The Rosamunde Pilcher collection
3 editions - first published in 1991 Borrow -
Novels
3 editions - first published in 1995 Borrow -
Retour sur la lande
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Wintersonne
2 editions - first published in 2000 -
Küste der Träume. 2 Cassetten. Erzählungen
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Wintersonne. 5 CDs
2 editions - first published in 2001 -
Rosamunde Pilcher
2 editions - first published in 1997 -
Küste der Träume. 2 CDs. Erzählungen
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Carrusel
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
Christmas with Rosamunde Pilcher
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Septiembre
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Heimkehr
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Wechselspiel der Liebe. Roman
2 editions - first published in 1992 Borrow -
Coming Home 12 Copy Bin
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
Boxed-Rosamunde Pilcher #01-3v
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Frühlingsgeschichten. Großdruck
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Die Muschelsucher 1/2. Großdruck
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Retour en Cornouailles
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Los busadores de conchas
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Omni 2001: Another View/End of Summ
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The Before-Christmas Present
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Bajo el signo de Géminis
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The Day of the Storm (Day of the Storm)
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Karussell des Lebens / Wechselspiel der Liebe. Zwei Romane
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My country childhood
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Herbstgeschichten. Großdruck
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Ritorno a Casa
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Días de tormenta
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
La Casa Vacia (Top Emece)
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Karussell des Lebens. Großdruck
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Blumen in Regen
1 edition - first published in 2003 -
Die Welt der Rosamunde Pilcher
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Bezauberndes Cornwall. Eine Reise zu den Schauplätzen der Rosamunde Pilcher - Filme
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Anoranza - Top
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Flores En La Lluvia
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Nieve en primavera
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Cercatori Di Conchiglie
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Ende eines Sommers. Großdruck
1 edition - first published in 2003 -
Rosamunde Pilcher Boxed Set
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Muschelsucher
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
La casa vuota
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Blumen im Regen
1 edition - first published in 1992 -
Costing Number Nel Hardbacks
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Al Final del Verano
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Herbstgeschichten
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Flowers in the Rain, Part 2
1 edition - first published in 1992 -
Coming Home Part 2 of 2
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
Os Catadores de Conchas
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Eins, zwei, drei - fehlerfrei, 2. Jahrgangsstufe, Arbeitsheft
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Midwinter
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Lichterspiele. Großdruck
1 edition - first published in 1994 -
Nieve en April
1 edition - first published in 1994 -
El Tigre Dormido (Top Emece)
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Christmas Pilcher
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
The Carousel (Rosamund Pilcher Omnibus)
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Day of the Storm - Linton Healey Ed
1 edition - first published in 1990 -
Buscadores de conchas
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Dias de tormenta
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Lichterspiele. Roman
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Alle Erzählungen. Das blaue Zimmer. Blumen im Regen
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Retour au pays
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Hh 4317 Weekend (Promotional Copy) Hodder Headline Audiobooks
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Fiori Nella Pioggia
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Miss Camerons Weihnachtsfest. Großdruck. Erzählungen
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The Audio Seekers
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Lazos profundos
1 edition - first published in 2004 -
Coming Home Part 1 of 2
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
Les pêcheurs de coquillages
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Voces de verano
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Winter Solstice (Audio)
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Shell Seeker
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The Rosamunde Pilcher collection: The day of the storm; Another view; Sleeping tiger
1 edition - first published in 1991 -
Sommergeschichten
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Schlafender Tiger / Lichterspiele
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Sommer am Meer
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Schneesturm im Frühling. Großdruck
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Three Books by Rosamunde Pilcher: Wild Mountain Thyme; The Shell Seekers; Under Gemini
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Wintersonne. 4 Cassetten
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Shadows R.Pilcher Bds
1 edition - first published in 1999
Rosamunde Pilcher
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Alternative names
- Rosamunde Scott Pilcher
- Rosamunde Pilcher
- Jane Fraser
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| March 18, 2013 | Edited by E-Romance | Added new photo |
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