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Author | : Kathleen Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Born into one of Western Europe's most deprived areas, Catherine Cookson lived an eventful and fulfilling life. Her life story, as told by Kathleen Jones, who has had access to unseen material, is as dramatic as many of her best-selling novels.
Author | : Catherine Cookson |
Publisher | : Little Brown and Company (UK) |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Novelists, English |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Debbie Jabbour |
Publisher | : Hyperink Inc |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2012-05-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1614644705 |
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Catherine Cookson is one of the most popular and most read English authors of all time, with more than 100 million books sold. She didn't begin writing until she was in her forties, doing so as a form of therapy after a miscarriage and subsequent mental breakdown. Her writing was informed by personal experience, but Cookson was also at heart both a feminist and a socialist. Although many critics, particularly male ones, put down her work as nothing more than romance fiction, in reality she addressed profound social issues that impacted the poor working class in Britain during the beginning of the 20th century. These conditions had a particular impact on women. Cookson was able to write authoritatively because she herself experienced extreme poverty and hardship as a child, yet through hard work and determination was able to take an alternative path in life. Her personal story is retold in countless variations through her novels. Although she did write several autobiographies and books specifically about her own life, each Cookson novel replicates the tale of a heroine who is disadvantaged in some way by the circumstances of her birth and goes on to succeed through hard work and personal conviction. Although Cookson wrote her first story at the age of 11, she did not embrace writing as a career until she was in her 40s, and it wasn't until some ten years later that she finally began to enjoy the financial benefits.
Author | : Kathleen Jones |
Publisher | : Bantam |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : 9781863251891 |
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Author | : Catherine Cookson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2011-07-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0743253752 |
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The first novel from the international bestselling master of romance Catherine Cookson introduces her most charismatic heroine in this timeless tribute to romantic love during England’s Edwardian era. The moment he lays eyes on Kate, Dr. Rodney Prince is enchanted. Despite her poverty, it’s clear that she exudes warmth and intelligence. His own wife, living in the oblivion of velvet cushions and lavish dinner parties, seems crude by comparison. Though they meet only briefly, Kate leaves an indelible mark upon his mind. Rodney knows that Kate’s spirit has suffered at the hands of men. Her father, an embittered dock worker, directed his violent rages toward Kate and her mother. At eighteen, Kate fell victim to a smooth-talking seducer and became the unwed mother of a child. Such circumstances only deepen Rodney’s desire to rescue Kate and overturn the codes of a society that serve to keep them apart. As he unintentionally wins over the heart of Kate’s fatherless daughter, he and Kate begin to acknowledge that the gap between rich and poor might not be so great after all.
Author | : Catherine Cookson |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Domestic fiction |
ISBN | : 0552156701 |
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Vanessa Ratcliffe is just sixteen, daughter of one of the town's richest men. And in spite of her social standing and convent education, Vanessa's provocative manner often draws envious eyes in her direction. Angus Cotton is a rough diamond, living in filthy Ryder's Row, but as engineer at Affleck and Tate he's worth his weight in gold. Angus has ambitious plans for his future, plans that had never included Vanessa - until now... The Round Tower is a beautifully imagined story of power, love, honour and greed and an award-winning novel from one of Britain's most popular novelists.
Author | : Kathleen Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Novelists, English |
ISBN | : |
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This autobiography tells of a well known author who was born into one of Western Europe's most deprived areas, to live an eventful and fulfilling life. She rose above her illegitimacy; her dependant and alcoholic mother and an early life filled with fears, hurts, and insecurities to achieve riches and respectability.
Author | : Catherine Cookson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2011-04-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1451656904 |
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Catherine Cookson was one of the world's most beloved writers. Her books have sold millions of copies, and her characters and their stories have captured the imaginations of readers around the globe. Now, available for the first time in this country, comes one of Cookson's earliest and most stirring historical romances: The Fifteen Streets. John O'Brien lives in a world where surviving is a continual struggle. He works long hours at the docks to help support his parents' large family. Many other families in the Fifteen Streets have already given up and descended into a dismal state of grinding poverty, but the O'Briens continue to strive for a world they are only rarely allowed to glimpse. Then John O'Brien meets Mary Llewellyn, a beautiful young teacher who belongs to that other world. What begins as a casual conversation over tea quickly blossoms into a rare love that should have been perfect. Fate steps in, however, when John is accused of fathering the child of a local girl, and Mary's parents forbid her to see him. The couple begins to realize that the gulf of the Fifteen Streets between them is a chasm they could never bridge-or might they still find a way? In these pages Catherine Cookson displays the irresistible plotting, scene-setting, and characterization that have made her a recognized master of historical and romance fiction. Fans of her novels, with their larger themes of romantic love and class conflict, will be delighted to find that even at the beginning of her illustrious career, Cookson had the power to captivate audiences. Filled with passion and compelling drama, The Fifteen Streets is a rare treat for lovers of romantic fiction.
Author | : Kathleen Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2018-09-27 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780993204593 |
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Catherine Cookson was one of the most successful novelists of all time. This new, illustrated biography tells the story of her life. and the search for a father who abandoned her before she was born.
Author | : Catherine Cookson |
Publisher | : Corgi |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780552090759 |
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