Blue Bedroom and Other Stories » (Reissue)

Best known for her sweeping, charming romance The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher delivers heartwarming stories set against a British backdrop, tinged with history and populated with memorable characters.

Celebrate life's journeys with the beloved author whose stories of life and love have touched the world.

With her evocative bestsellers The Shell Seekers and Coming Home, Rosamunde Pilcher opened your heart to the extraordinary powers of love, heartbreak, and joy. Now she invites you to share the full spectrum of life's moods and emotions through her very first collection of stories. From a child's first knowledge of death, through city and country, to an elderly woman's newfound freedom, The Blue Bedroom is a welcoming experience full of the honesty and warmth unique to Rosamunde Pilcher.

Library Journal

Lynn Redgrave successfully portrays young children, teenagers, nervous housewives, very British males, and new stepfathers without missing a beat in this recording of Pilcher's novel. Redgrave's delightful British accent and deep voice lends itself to a variety of situations. The five gentle and fulfilling stories evoke images of contentment and happiness. From the title story, where teenaged Emily finds herself the unexpected midwife to her stepmother's labor, thus cementing their relationship, to ``An Evening To Remember,'' wherein Alison Stockman must think quickly when her husband's boss and his wife arrive for dinner on the wrong night, Redgrave infuses a spectrum of emotion and humor into the tight prose. This successful combination of author and reader should not be overlooked. For all general collections.-- Jodi L. Israel, Westwood, Mass.