Romantic Novelists' Association Awards (RoNA Awards)
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (1996) Winner
Rosamunde Pilcher
ロザマンデ・ピルチャー
Rosamunde Pilcher
Aliases:
Rosamunde Scott Pilcher / Rosamunde E. M. L. Scott
Pen Names:
Jane Fraser（Used for early romance novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-09-22 （Lelant, Cornwall, England）
- Died
- 2019-02-06 （Longforgan, Scotland） age 94
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lelant, Cornwall → Dundee, Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1949-2000
- Influenced
- Robin Pilcher
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of St. Clare | — | General Education | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Howell's School Llandaff | — | General Education | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Miss Kerr-Sanders' Secretarial College | — | Secretarial | — | — | United Kingdom |
School of St. Clare
General Education
Country:
United Kingdom
Penzance
Howell's School Llandaff
General Education
Country:
United Kingdom
Miss Kerr-Sanders' Secretarial College
Secretarial
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Corine Literature Prize Weltbild Readers' Prize | Winter Solstice | — | Corine Literature Prize | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Romantic Novel of the Year Award | Coming Home | — | Romantic Novelists' Association | 受賞 |
| 2002 | British Tourism Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2002
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Corine Literature Prize Weltbild Readers' Prize
2001
Work:
Winter Solstice
Organization:
Corine Literature Prize
Result:
受賞
Romantic Novel of the Year Award
1996
Work:
Coming Home
Organization:
Romantic Novelists' Association
Result:
受賞
British Tourism Award
2002
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Shell Seekers
1987 Romance, Family SagaElderly woman Penelope Keeling relives her life through flashbacks and her relationships with her adult children, set against WWII Britain.
FamilyWar MemoriesEveryday Life
Adaptations
- [TV Movie] The Shell Seekers / Waris Hussein (1989)
- [TV Movie] The Shell Seekers / Piers Haggard (2006)
Coming Home
1995 Romance, Family SagaA young girl's coming of age and romance during WWII.
Coming of AgeRomanceWar
Adaptations
- [TV Serial] Coming Home / Giles Foster (1998)
Winter Solstice
2000 RomanceStories of people meeting in rural Scotland.
FriendshipLossRenewal
Adaptations
- [TV Movie] Winter Solstice / Martyn Friend (2003)
September
1990 RomanceFamily story set in a Scottish manor.
Family BondsEnd of Summer
Adaptations
- [TV Movie] September / Colin Bucksey (1996)
Bibliography
- Half-Way to the Moon (1949)
- The Brown Fields (1951)
- Dangerous Intruder (1951)
- Young Bar (1952)
- A Day Like Spring (1953)
- Dear Tom (1954)
- Bridge of Corvie (1956)
- A Family Affair (1958)
- A Long Way from Home (1963)
- The Keeper's House (1963)
- A Secret to Tell (1955)
- On My Own (1965)
- Sleeping Tiger (1967)
- Another View (1969)
- The End of Summer (1971)
- Snow in April (1972)
- The Empty House (1973)
- The Day of the Storm (1975)
- Under Gemini (1977)
- Wild Mountain Thyme (1979)
- The Carousel (1982)
- Voices in Summer (1984)
- The Shell Seekers (1987)
- September (1990)
- Coming Home (1995)
- Winter Solstice (2000)
Adaptations
- Over 100 TV movies by ZDF
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed everyday descriptionsWittyRealistic
- Recurring Motifs
- Cornwall settingsFamily relationshipsWWII memories
Health
-
Stroke晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Sold over 60 million copies worldwide, especially popular in Germany. Pioneer of family sagas.
In Popular Culture
- Numerous TV adaptations popular on German ZDF
- Boosted tourism in Cornwall
Trivia
- Son Robin Pilcher is also a novelist
- Husband was a jute industry executive
- Began writing at age 7