Novelist Rosamunde Pilcher was born in Lelant, two miles from St Ives, in 1924. Although she moved away to study and work and later lived with her husband in Scotland, her writing is wholeheartedly inspired by Cornwall. Admirers will be pleased to know that many of our St Ives and Carbis Bay cottages and apartments are perfectly located for a visit to ?Rosamunde Pilcher?s Cornwall.?

Stories such as The Shell Seekers, Coming Home and Summer Awakening powerfully evoke the beauty of the Cornish landscape. They are infused with nostalgia for a way of life which has largely been lost, as Pilcher drew on her childhood experiences of growing up on the coast. Many of Pilcher?s novels can be bought at St Ives Bookseller on Fore Street.
Even though almost a century has passed since a little girl called Rosamunde spent her formative years here, it?s still possible to see Cornwall through her eyes. Adaptations of her novels were mainly filmed in Cornwall and Devon. Every year thousands of enthusiasts ? especially from Germany where over 100 of her novels were made into German-language short films ? tread in the footsteps of her characters. The Holding House Trencrom
For example, The Shell Seekers features the iconic landmarks of St Michael?s Mount and Land?s End, with Penzance and Lamorna also used extensively as filming locations. Nearby Mousehole was used as the setting for stories including The Empty House, Snow in April, Another View and Voices in Summer.
Gwithian Beach, whic...