Skip to content
228,584 profiles ranked

Rosamunde Pilcher

British novelist (1924-2019) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 94

Rosamunde E. M. L. Pilcher, OBE was a British novelist, best known for her sweeping novels set in Cornwall. Her books have sold over 60 million copies worldwide. Early in her career she was published under the pen name Jane Fraser.

Rosamunde Pilcher is read about 394 times a day, in 27 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 411 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

A life in dates

2019Died6 February 20192002Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1996Romantic Novelists' Association AwardsAward1994Berliner BärAward1924Born22 September 1924

People around Rosamunde

Also in Deutsch

Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire2002
Romantic Novelists' Association Awards1996
Berliner Bär1994

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2019 · aged 94

Where to find them