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Penelope Keeling’s life, traced over three generations, is framed by her prized painting, *The Shell Seekers*, created by her father. As her children learn the artwork’s value, they consider selling it, but Penelope remembers the passions, tragedies, and secrets that shaped her unconventional life and seeks a path that honors her heart.
First publish date: January 1920
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Rosamunde Pilcher
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