Artist's daughter Penelope Keeling reflects on her full and varied life, from her bohemian childhood to her unhappy wartime marriage and lost love. She returns home to her cottage in the English countryside after a mild heart-attack and travels to Ibiza to stay with her daughter, where she meets her daughter's lover and his daughter. The story unfolds like a jigsaw, switching between the 1940s and the present day, revealing secrets, passions, and heartbreaks from Penelope's past that threaten to be repeated by the young couple.
The Shell Seekers
Penelope Keeling's life is a tapestry of experiences: a free-spirited childhood in London and Cornwall, a tumultuous wartime marriage, and a deep, enduring love for one man.