Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Scott Pilcher

OBE
BornRosamunde E. M. L. Scott[1]
(1924-09-22)22 September 1924
Lelant, Cornwall, England
Died6 February 2019(2019-02-06) (aged 94)
Longforgan, Scotland
Pen nameJane Fraser
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Period1949–2000
GenreRomance
Notable worksThe Shell Seekers
Notable awardsRoNA Award
SpouseGraham Hope Pilcher (1946–2009)
Children4, including Robin Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher, OBE (née Scott; 22 September 1924 – 6 February 2019)[2] was a British novelist, best known for her sweeping novels set in Cornwall. Her books have sold over 60 million copies worldwide.[3] Early in her career she was published under the pen name Jane Fraser. In 2001, she received the Corine Literature Prize's Weltbild Readers' Prize for Winter Solstice.

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ Bryan, Felicity (7 February 2019). "Rosamunde Pilcher obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Rosamunde Pilcher obituary". 7 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.