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Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson lived in Northumberland, England, the setting of many of her international bestsellers. Born in Tyne Dock, she was the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished woman, Kate, whom she was raised to believe was her older sister. She began to work in the civil service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married a local grammar school master.Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer, in 1968 her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award, her readership quickly spread worldwide, and her many bestselling novels established her as one of the most popular contemporary authors. After receiving an OBE in 1985,... Read full bio

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Excerpt 1 from The DESERT CROP
Apr 29, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from A House Divided
Apr 05, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from Kate Hannigan's Girl
Dec 13, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from The Fifteen Streets
Dec 08, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from The Silent Lady
Dec 07, 2012
The Silent Lady will be released on July 05, 2011 in eBook
Jul 05, 2011
The Silent Lady is now available in eBook
Jul 05, 2011
Kate Hannigan will be released on July 05, 2011 in eBook
Jul 05, 2011
Kate Hannigan is now available in eBook
Jul 05, 2011
The Maltese Angel is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 27, 2011
The Maltese Angel will be released on June 27, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jun 27, 2011
Rag Nymph is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 27, 2011
Rag Nymph will be released on June 27, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jun 27, 2011
The OBSESSION is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 27, 2011
The OBSESSION will be released on June 27, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jun 27, 2011
LOVE CHILD is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 27, 2011

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FemaleFirst.co.uk, April 18, 2013
...difficult question for me! There are so many brilliant authors. I would have loved to have dinner with Catherine Cookson but seeing as she is sadly no longer with us I think Id like to have dinner with Norah Roberts. If The Home Front Girls was made...
AllVoices, April 15, 2013
...plunge the reader into a scene that they may not like/want to visit. I have been likened to Catherine Cookson in my characterisation and the way a reader feels involved and part of the story, but I deal with subjects in a hard-hitting way. My books are...
AllVoices, April 12, 2013
...she appears as a secondary character in several of my Four Seasons books.Which authors have inspired you? Catherine Cookson, Agatha Christie (in fact one reviewer suggested that my stories were a cross between Cookson and Christie good reality...
BBC, April 3, 2013
...James Patterson is popular across the country, Mr Parker said. A decade ago borrowers favoured South Shields author Catherine Cookson. Danielle Steel is the only one to have been in the top ten every year for the past three decades. In October 2010 the...
Stamford Mercury, March 30, 2013
...her favourite genre. Linda said she was a very keen reader when she was younger, reading all the Catherine Cookson books and a lot of historical novels but has dropped off a bit recently. She said she is looking forward to being able to read a bit more...
BBC, March 29, 2013
...Missenden and, honestly, Enid Blyton far outsells Dahl," she said. "And whole regions have labels, such as Catherine Cookson country." Not everybody would agree with her, in a letter to the Bucks Free Press, in February, Anthony Mealing, of High...
Exeter Express and Echo, March 1, 2013
...and Dave, from Cumbria – a make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics – met on the set of a Catherine Cookson drama adaptation, quickly bonding over cooking, eating and riding big, solid motorcycles. They kicked off with The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook...
This is Money, January 14, 2013
...has been comprehensively trashed by critics who dubbed it 'banal' and 'only fit for the cover of a Catherine Cookson novel', but she chose the artist, which reveals a lot about her taste. Paul Emsley has painted our future Queen in a highly realistic...
Mail Online UK, January 14, 2013
...has been comprehensively trashed by critics who dubbed it 'banal' and 'only fit for the cover of a Catherine Cookson novel', but she chose the artist, which reveals a lot about her taste. Paul Emsley has painted our future Queen in a highly realistic...
Mail Online UK, January 14, 2013
...has been comprehensively trashed by critics who dubbed it 'banal' and 'only fit for the cover of a Catherine Cookson novel', but she chose the artist, which reveals a lot about her taste. Paul Emsley has painted our future Queen in a highly realistic...
Mail Online UK, January 14, 2013
...has been comprehensively trashed by critics who dubbed it 'banal' and 'only fit for the cover of a Catherine Cookson novel', but she chose the artist, which reveals a lot about her taste. Paul Emsley has painted our future Queen in a highly realistic...
Mail Online UK, January 13, 2013
...has been comprehensively trashed by critics who dubbed it 'banal' and 'only fit for the cover of a Catherine Cookson novel', but she chose the artist, which reveals a lot about her taste. Paul Emsley has painted our future Queen in a highly realistic...
Mail Online UK, January 13, 2013
...has been comprehensively trashed by critics who dubbed it 'banal' and 'only fit for the cover of a Catherine Cookson novel', but she chose the artist, which reveals a lot about her taste. Paul Emsley has painted our future Queen in a highly realistic...
Mail Online UK, January 13, 2013
...has been comprehensively trashed by critics who dubbed it 'banal' and 'only fit for the cover of a Catherine Cookson novel', but she chose the artist, which reveals a lot about her taste. Paul Emsley has painted our future Queen in a highly realistic...