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  <title><![CDATA[The Shell Seekers]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;b&gt;#1 New York Times Bestseller&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;&lt;i&gt;The Shell Seekers&lt;/i&gt; is a deeply satisfying story, written with love and confidence.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8212;Maeve Binchy, &lt;i&gt;The New York Times Book Review&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Shell Seekers&lt;/i&gt;, the classic novel by acclaimed writer Rosamunde Pilcher, is now available in hardcover once more.  This epic romance has sold over 3.5 million copies to date; her other bestsellers include &lt;i&gt;Winter Solstice, Wild Mountain Thyme, &lt;/i&gt;and &lt;i&gt;Coming Home&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br&gt;Set in London and Cornwall from World War II to present, &lt;i&gt;The Shell Seekers&lt;/i&gt; 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 oil painting entitled &quot;The Shell Seekers,&quot; done by Penelope's father.  It is this painting that symbolizes to Penelope the ties between the generations.  But it is the fate of this painting that just may tear the family apart.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Rosamunde Pilcher]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[There's something about this book that always makes me resolve to move to Cornwall, bake lots of bread and have an enormous flower garden, and spend the rest of my days painting huge swathes of light on the beaches.  That aside, this is one book that I regularly read every six months and love each t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1848815">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 28 14:32:00 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 28 15:33:52 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rosamund Pilcher is consistently marketed to the sort of reader to whom dust jackets covered with flowers appeals.  I'm not sure why.  While on the surface, Pilcher's stories are nostalgic, evocative of magical other places where good things always happen to good people, her novels and characters ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34057340">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26483014">
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 06 18:52:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 06 18:52:45 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[a novel set in England during WWII and into the supposed present.  This is one of Lynnette’s favorite books so I wanted to read it to try to understand what she likes.  It is written with a definite woman’s point of view in terms of language and emphasis.  I did like the book; Pilcher is a very ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26483014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2520459">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 29 03:05:03 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 29 03:09:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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. <br/>the story is about a woman of 60, ex actress who is invo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2520459">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41252779">
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Pam Tomlin, my Grandma Gloria and my neighbor Alison]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 29 21:15:04 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 16:28:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was originally given to me by my friend Pam to give to my grandmother.  They are both huge Maeve Binchy fans and Pam thought my grandmother would enjoy this book also.  Pam loved the story.   It turned out that my grandmother had already read it.  She also loved the story.  So, I put the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41252779">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76503536">
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 02 12:53:57 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 02 14:04:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 independ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76503536">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60243075">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 18 19:06:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 19 21:03:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book would be better for all its NYT Book Review (and other) praise, but it wasn't.  Ostensibly a sprawling family saga centring around matriarch Penelope, it's basically the same 2 or 3 characters with different names playing out over three generations.  <br/><br/>If you're a &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60243075">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9487044">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 24 11:31:22 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 24 11:37:04 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A middle school counselor lent me this book - I moved shortly thereafter and never gave it back to her. But! I'm almost purely a science fiction/fantasy reader, but this is the only piece of fiction that I've read and re-read over and over again through the years.<br/><br/>The characters themselve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9487044">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15173754">
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  <date_added>Mon Feb 11 14:00:26 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 12 11:37:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can read this book once a year (and I usually do!) and never get sick of it.  The characters are wonderful, the plot is interesting and the writting is very good. I've read a few others by Rosamonde Pilcher - this is my favorite!  A good book for curling up by the fire and reading a weekend away.]]></body>
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    <review id="77370980">
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 10 16:14:46 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 12 16:07:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed the character development and family dynamics (although her offspring are somewhat self-centered, selfish and maddening) in this one.  Penelope Keeling was an amazing character, one you almost feel like you &quot;know&quot; when you finish the book.  She was human, and makes mistake...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77370980">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43875595">
    <user id="855828">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 21 18:39:11 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 21 18:57:34 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What stands out to me about this book is not only a beautiful story brilliantly written and very British, but also the lessons that Penelope had learned in her life and her strength to do what was best for her family and friends.  I loved the character developement throughout each chapter giving thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43875595">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51135120">
    <user id="1734970">
    <name><![CDATA[Diana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Queensbury, NY]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[4 out of 5]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 01 07:54:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 01 07:55:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Connection of one generation to the next…the parent that lives on in the child and the symbols and legacies from the past that come to represent the future. Set in London &amp; Cornwall from World War II to the present. Penelope and her 3 kids, Olivia, Noel and Nancy. Penelope's father  was a famous p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51135120">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55407873">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sandy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Rosamunde Pilcher's writing. Her characters are ordinary everyday people with woes and sadnesses but there is always a gentle undercurrent of the positive.... a lovely gift, a child's smile, a blossoming romance, a sweet memory. She never presents Real Life as harsh &amp; brutal, as so many autho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55407873">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33522144">
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 22 09:54:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 22 09:54:57 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Quite enjoyable.  Good &quot;take on vacation&quot; type of book.]]></body>
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    <review id="59328379">
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    <name><![CDATA[Annalisa]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jul 21 17:38:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I need to stop reading long arduous books in the summer when I have little time to commit to them. This book is so slow developing that by page 200 (and it's over 500) I was ready to give up because the story still didn't seem to be about anything. But everyone was giving it 5 stars so I knew there ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59328379">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56676065">
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    <name><![CDATA[Elhara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Toronto, ON, Canada]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 19 17:52:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>3</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was a light read. Often that is exactly what I am looking for. A good friend gave me this book as a gift because it is her favourite. It's the kind of book that I will read every few years. I loved the characters, and how they changed with the passage of years, before and after WWII. Ms Pilcher...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56676065">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Lucy]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having not too long ago read another one of Pilcher's books, (Winter Solstice) this one turned out to be quite boring.  Although the plot and setting were different...the characters in the books were so similar that I felt like I was just reading the same book again.  The eccentric, lovable and forw...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15192781">more...</a>]]></body>
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