The Empty House | The Day of the Storm
by Rosamunde Pilcher
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The empty house: At twenty-seven, Virginia has been through more than most people experience in a lifetime. When she and her two children travel to a seaside cottage for a much-needed break, she never expects to rediscover a true love from her past. Is this the second chance Virginia needs to finally find happiness? The day of the storm: When Rebecca learns she has relatives she never knew existed, her first reaction is shock. But as she sets out to meet her new grandfather and cousin, show more Rebecca is even less prepared for the enigmatic Joss Gardner, the outsider who seems to be the apple of her grandfather's eye. Soon, Rebecca begins to uncover the dark currents that belie her family's loving reception, and it's only with Joss's help that she can truly understand them. show lessTags
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Rosamunde Pilcher was born Rosamunde Scott on September 22, 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall, England. When World War II broke out, she left school and went to work for the Foreign Office. In 1944, she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service and was stationed in Ceylon when the war ended. Her first short story was published while she was serving in Ceylon. show more She married Graham Pilcher in 1946. Her first novel, Half-Way to the Moon, was published in 1949 under the penname Jane Fraser. She continued writing books under that penname into the early 1960s, but in 1955 she also published her first book under her own name entitled A Secret to Tell. Her best-known novel, The Shell Seekers, was published in 1987. Her other novels included Sleeping Tiger, The End of the Summer, Wild Mountain Thyme, Voices in Summer, September, Coming Home, and Winter Solstice. She also wrote short stories. She died after a short illness on February 6, 2019 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Empty House: Two Novels; The Empty House | The Day of the Storm
- Original title
- The empty house. The day of the storm
- Original publication date
- 1973. 1975
- Important places*
- Cornwall, England, Grossbritannien
- First words*
- Sommer am Meer: Es war gegen drei Uhr an einem sonnigen, warmen Montagnachmittag im Juli.
Stürmische Begegnung: An einem Montag Ende Januar fing alles an. - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Sommer am Meer: "Wir haben euch etwas zu sagen", sagte Eustace.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Stürmische Begegnung: Zu den beiden Menschen, die mir auf der Welt die liebsten waren.
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