Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher was born in Cornwall in 1924, originally named Rosamunde E.M.L. Scott. During World War II, she served in the Women's Royal Naval Service (1943-1946). She began writing at a very young age and published her first short story at the age of 18. Since then, she dedicated herself to literature and quickly became known and loved, especially among female readers. A prolific writer, she primarily wrote novels, but also short stories and plays. Between 1949 and 1963, she published ten novels under the pseudonym Jane Fraser. The unprecedented success of her novel "The Shell Seekers" (1988), which captivated readers, made her known to an international audience as one of the most widely read novelists of our time. The book sold 5 million copies worldwide and was adapted for the stage. Her novels "September," "Coming Home" (Romantic Novel of the Year Award, 1996), "Under Gemini," "The Empty House," "Winter Solstice," "Wild Mountain Thyme," "The End of Summer," "The Day of the Storm," "Another View," "Flowers in the Rain," "The Blue Bedroom," "The Carousel," "Snow in April," and "Voices in Summer" also enjoyed great success (all available in Greek from Oceanida Publications). After the novel "Winter Solstice," published in England in 2000, she stopped writing due to age. In 2002, she was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen. She was the mother of author Robin Pilcher. She passed away on February 6, 2019, at the age of 94.