Robin Pilcher

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Robin Pilcher (born August 10, 1950 in Dundee , Scotland ) is a British writer and son of the bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher (1924-2019).

Life

Robin Pilcher grew up with his parents in Scotland with two sisters and a brother. He was the oldest child of Graham and Rosamunde Pilcher. His father was a jute dealer and his mother took care of the children and the house. Robin attended school in Dunfermline and Bristol and eventually went back to Scotland to study at Dundee College of Commerce . Engaged in a number of professions, Pilcher tried his hand at cowboy, farmer, photographer, tennis coach, and started a mail service with a friend.

Robin Pilcher lives with his wife Kirsty, with whom he has been married for over 40 years, in Scotland and in Andalusia (Spain), where he wants to set up a foundation in honor of his mother. The couple have four adult children and four grandchildren.

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It wasn't until Robin Pilcher was almost 50 that he published his first novel in 1999, An Ocean apart (German: Beyond the Ocean ) . Four more novels followed, which were translated into different languages ​​and some were made into films.

Together with a bookseller he was friends with, he was committed to promoting young talent in the field of literature and founded a web platform specifically for talents in the field of short stories .

Novels

  • Beyond the ocean . (OT: An Ocean Apart , 1999) Heyne, Munich 2001
  • In the beginning there was love . (OT: Starting Over , 2002) Heyne, Munich 2003
  • Time to see you again . (OT: A Risk Worth Taking , 2004) Heyne, Munich 2004
  • Like a star on the horizon . (OT: Starburst , 2007) Diana Verlag, Munich 2008
  • The house behind the hills . (OT: The Long Way Home , 2010) Diana Verlag, Munich 2012

Film adaptations

  • Beyond the Ocean (2006) for ZDF
  • In the beginning was love (2007) for ZDF and ORF
  • Time of reunion (2008) for ZDF

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Robin Pilcher . Book Series in Order. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ Robin Pilcher . Website in Honor of Rosamunde Pilcher. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

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personal data
SURNAME Pilcher, Robin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Dundee