The classic epic romance which has sold over 3.5 million copies to date. Set in London and Cornwall from World War Two to the present, the novel tells the story of the Keeling family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. The family centres 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 centres on one of the principal players in the family's history. The unifying thread is an oil painting entitled 'The Shell Seekers' created by Penelope's father, and it is this painting that symbolises to Penelope the ties between the generations, but it is the fate of this painting that just may tear the family apart. Two of her three grown up children often give her cause for dislike, and when they are under pressure to sell her most treasured possession, they provoke a family crisis with huge consequences for them all. Voted one of the BBC's Big Read Top 100 Best-Loved Novels. 671pp in mammoth paperback reprint.
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