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| Name: | Robin Pilcher |
| Joined: | 5 years ago |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Hometown: | Unknown |
| Life Story: | Robin Pilcher was born in Dundee on 10th August 1950, the second child of Graham, a director of the family jute business, and the novelist Rosamunde Pilcher. He attended school in Dunfermline and Bristol before finally returning home to complete his education at Dundee College of Commerce. Robin has worked as a cowboy, an assistant film cameraman, a farmer, a public relations and marketing consultant and a tennis coach. His first book, 'An Ocean Apart' (1999) sold to 11 countries and reached the lower echelons of the best-seller lists in the UK and the USA. This was followed in 2002 by 'Starting Over', which reached number 9 in the New York Times Bestseller Lists, 'A Risk Worth Taking' in February 2004, and 'Starburst' (2007), set around the annual Edinburgh Festival. The first three books have been adapted for television. Robin's latest book, 'A Matter of Trust' was published on 1st April 2010. |
| Personal Website: | http://www.robinpilcher.co.uk |
| Favourite Authors: | William Boyd John Steinbeck Garrison Keillor PG Wodehouse Alex Miller |
| Favourite Stories: | Any Human Heart A Radio Romance Lovesong Keeping up with Magda Pigs Have Wings Tortilla Flat Millennium Trilogy |
| Interesting: | Robin's sign is Leo. Robin has read 0 stories in the last 2 months, listened to 0 and was last seen online 3 months ago. Robin has contributed 6 stories to Shortbread. |