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	Catherine Cookson
		Dame Catherine Cookson, a determined dockside waif who spun the dross of a squalid childhood into gold as one of Britain's most prolific and best-read novelists, died June 11 at her home in a Newcastle suburb.
		Cookson had said quite a lot about the grim life she knew as a girl and illuminated in scores of novels, almost all of them set in the same working-class world she grew up dreaming of escaping.
		Cookson, then known as Katie McMullen, read in a novel that it was a lady's duty to be educated, which she took to heart, beginning a lifelong pattern of reading great books.
	jonathanfirth.com /cookson.html (696 words)

	Catherine Cookson
		Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, South Shields, in an industrial region in the northeast of England.
		One of the tenants was schoolmaster Tom Cookson, whom she married in 1940 at the age of 34.
		Many of Cookson's novels concern the poverty in the North East of England, and are set in mines and shipyards, or the farms and surrounding countryside in various periods from the nineteenth century onwards.
	www.kirjasto.sci.fi /cookson.htm (1302 words)

	Amazon.de: Kate Hannigan's Girl: Unabridged: English Books: Catherine Cookson,Elizabeth Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cookson's 100th book, posthumously published, rounds off her oeuvre, but is more memorable for its landmark status than its content.
		For the legions of Catherine Cookson fans, it would have been better not to posthumously publish this mediocre novel and let the author rest in peace on her well deserved laurels.
		Catherine Cookson was a wonderful storyteller, but this book falls a bit short of her previous high marks.
	www.amazon.de /Kate-Hannigans-Girl-Catherine-Cookson/dp/1860427456 (840 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Catherine Cookson : The Biography: Books: Kathleen Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Catherine Cookson was a phenomenon in her own lifetime.
		Cookson's breakdown and series of miscarriages have been well-documented, but Jones sheds new light on the author's disturbed relationship with her mother, and the intense friendship with Nan Smith which threatened her marriage.
		I've read a few other Catherine Cookson biographies and been really disappointed, not liked the tone of the writing etc. but this one is certainly the best tribute to one of our greatest novelists.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Catherine-Cookson-Biography-Kathleen-Jones/dp/0094793700 (593 words)

	Catherine Cookson
		Dame Catherine (Ann) Cookson, nee McMullen was born on the 20th June 1906 at 5 Leam Lane, Tyne Dock in South Shields.
		Catherine suffered four miscarriages and a nervous breakdown, on the advice of her doctor she took up writing.
		Catherine lived here from when she was six in 1912 until she left the area in 1929 for Hastings.
	www.afundit.co.uk /Cookson1.htm (573 words)

	Simon & Schuster: Catherine Cookson
		Catherine Cookson lived in Northumberland, England, the setting of many of her international bestsellers.
		Catherine Cookson's Hamilton novels have taken their place among the most widely acclaimed and enjoyed of her books.
		Catherine Cookson was one of the world's most beloved writers.
	www.simonsays.com /content/destination.cfm?tab=1&pid=328489 (193 words)

	Cookson,Catherine Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		From beloved author Catherine Cookson comes a never-before-published novel she left behind--a touching tale of a woman with a secret past which draws on some of Cookson's own life experience.
		This gripping multi-generational saga of love, betrayal, and triumph is the finest novel yet from the author of The Bailey Chronicles, and captures the simmering tensions between the aristocracy and lower class in a late 19th-century English village.
		Catherine Cookson's many best-sellers have established her as one of the most popular of contemporary women novelists.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Cookson,Catherine (1177 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Catherine Cookson dies
		One of the most popular romantic authors Dame Catherine Cookson has died just nine days short of her 92nd birthday.
		Dame Catherine, who was born into poverty, died one of Britain's wealthiest women at her home near Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne, at 12.30pm, on Thursday.
		Councillor Paul Waggott said the death of Dame Catherine "leaves the borough with a sense of deep loss".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/110851.stm (595 words)

	UKTV Drama: UKTV Drama Stars: Profile: Catherine Cookson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, Co. Durham in 1906.
		Catherine grew up believing Kate was her older sister but soon found out that she was really her mother.
		Cookson was given a Freedom of the Borough of South Shields, an honorary degree from the University of Newcastle and the Royal Society of Literature's award for The Round Tower, the Best Regional Novel of the Year in 1968.
	www.uktv.co.uk /?uktv=standarditem.index&aID=536014 (574 words)

	BBC - Tyne - Hollywood on Tyne - Cookson Dramas
		The Wingless Bird was Catherine’s favourite TV adaptation of her work.
		From The Fifteen Streets to Tilly Trotter, the Catherine Cookson TV films have captured the imagination of millions of viewers around the world.
		His first Cookson drama was The Fifteen Streets, which started a whole series of Cookson adaptations for TV.
	www.bbc.co.uk /tyne/hollywood_on_tyne/cookson_dramas.shtml (659 words)

	Catherine Cookson
		Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, the illegitimate daughter of a poverty-stricken woman, Kate, whom she believed to be her older sister.
		Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer - her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award for the best regional novel of 1968 - her readership quickly spread throughout the world, and her many best-selling novels established her as one of the most popular of contemporary women novelists.
		After receiving an OBE in 1985, Catherine Cookson was created a Dame of the British Empire in 1993.
	www.fantasticfiction.co.uk /c/catherine-cookson (337 words)

	Catherine Cookson books reviews
		Catherine Cookson, prolific novelist who died in 1998 at the age of 92 wrote this autobiography in 1968.
		Cookson found out when she was 6 that her mother wasn't her sister as she been brought up to believe, and that she was illegitimate.
		Catherine Cookson Message Board 12/3/2006 3:56:48 AM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Cookson has written!
	www.allreaders.com /topics/Topic_2064.asp (732 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Silent Lady: Livres: Catherine Cookson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A considerable number of her dedicated readers were saddened by the news of Catherine Cookson's death--not just for the loss of a much-loved woman, but also for the stilling of one of the most distinctive and reliable voices in fiction.
		And rather than being evidence of the author winding down, they have shown that Cookson was ever refining her characterisation and the consummate plotting for which she was so noted.
		As with all later Cookson books, it is difficult to predict the course that her constantly surprising narrative will take--clearly, the author had decided to retire some well-worn formats and strike out in entirely new directions.
	www.amazon.fr /Silent-Lady-Catherine-Cookson/dp/0552146854 (770 words)

	Amazon.com: Catherine Cookson's Black Velvet Gown: Video: Bob Peck,Janet McTeer,Geraldine Somerville,Brendan P. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was unheard of for servants to be educated and literate, however, and after the master dies it's up to the mother and her daughter to overcome the narrow-minded prejudices held by society and create a liberated life on their own terms.
		In order to completely understand Catherine Cookson, you have to know about her amazing life story, it was incredibly cruel and she lived in such poverty.
		Cookson's devoted fans and anyone else who enjoys period pieces in which class conflicts are the central theme.
	www.amazon.com /Catherine-Cooksons-Black-Velvet-Gown/dp/0773345019 (1717 words)

	Catherine Cookson DVDs available for rental from Moviemine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Based on the novel by Catherine Cookson the story is set in the poverty-stricken Tyneside area at the beginning of the Twentieth Century and tells of a docker's love for the daught...
		Set in rural Northumberland during the 1830's, this Catherine Cookson series tells of Cissie Brodie's struggle to keep the family intact when the sudden death of her parents causes...
		Drama based on the Catherine Cookson novel which tells the story of a young girl who discovers that her whole life has been based on a lie....
	www.moviemine.com /selection.asp?Col=Catherine%20Cookson (291 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Man Who Cried: Livres en anglais: Catherine Cookson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		'Catherine Cookson's novels are about hardship, the intractability of life and of individuals, the struggle first to survive and next to make sense of one's survival.
		Humour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues, in a world which she often depicts as cold and violent.
		Her novels are weighted and driven by her own early experiences of illegitimacy and poverty.
	www.amazon.fr /Man-Who-Cried-Catherine-Cookson/dp/185496397X (391 words)

	Amazon.ca: Plainer Still: Books: Catherine Cookson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As John Braine wrote when reviewing Catherine Cookson Country, 'One way or another, she is an inspiration, a noble spirit'. In Plainer Still, a new personal anthology illustrated by many photographs, readers will certainly find themselves inspired by the indomitable spirit of this remarkable lady.
		Following the remarkable success of Let Me Make Myself Plain, Catherine Cookson has compiled a further selection of thoughts, recollections, and observations on life - and death - together with another selection of the poems she prefers to call 'prose on short lines'.
		As John Braine wrote when reviewing Catherine Cookson Country, 'One way or another, she is an inspiration, a noble spirit.' In Plainer Still, a new personal anthology illustrated by many photographs, readers will certainly find themselves inspired by the indomitable spirit of this remarkable lady.
	www.amazon.ca /Plainer-Still-Catherine-Cookson/dp/0593039041 (401 words)

	Famous Geordie People - Catherine Cookson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The romantic novelist, Catherine Cookson, is one of the best selling authors in the world.
		She was born and raised on the south banks of the Tyne at South Shields in an area now called South Tyneside.
		Today, the area often promotes itself as "Catherine Cookson Country" and there is an interesting South Shields Museum with a reconstruction of William Black Street where the author grew up.
	www.jamesflack.com /geordie/catherine_cookson.html (219 words)

	Catherine Cookson's The Secret - Moviefone
		Synopsis: Based on a novel by Catherine Cookson, this period drama concerns Freddie Musgrave (Colin Buchanan), who, as a young man, fell in with a band of...
		Catherine Cookson's The Secret - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast...
		Catherine Cookson's The Secret - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /movie/catherine-cooksons-the-secret/1165085/main (134 words)

	Newcastle University Library - Special Collections Exhibitions - Catherine Cookson
		In memoriam", and was mounted as a mark of gratitude for Dame Catherine's generosity to the Robinson Library over many years.
		It included some material she gave to the Library during her lifetime, such as examples of her novels in English and translated into various languages, as well as pages from corrected typescripts of two of her works.
		A 19th Century map of the Tyne showing the part of the river Catherine Cookson knew as a child and around which many of her novels are set.
	www.ncl.ac.uk /library/specialcollections/exhibition_cookson.php (275 words)

	eReader.com: Author: Catherine Cookson
		Born in Tyne Dock, she was the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished woman, Kate, whom she was raised to believe was her older sister.
		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, Catherine Cookson was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993.
	www.ereader.com /author/detail/11235 (154 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Cookson falls from library top 10
		Queen of the library Catherine Cookson has lost her crown after falling from the top 10 most borrowed authors for the first time since records began.
		In the last list, Cookson - who has had more than 100 books published - was at fifth place, but new figures suggest the love affair with UK readers could be over after plummeting to number 11.
		The story is very different to five years ago, when Cookson occupied nine out of the top 10 places in the fiction list.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4699654.stm (356 words)

	Catherine Cookson - Birth, Death, Love And Marriage - DVD - ChoicesUK.com
		Born Catherine McMullen in 1906, her life began in poverty and she grew up believing her real mother was her sister.
		In a life that could have been taken from any of her own novels, Catherine aspired to achieve more than many of her time.
		From poverty to wealth she left the sadness behind to start a new life in Hastings where she was to meet her husband, Tom Cookson.
	www.choicesuk.com /Product.aspx/!674065 (148 words)

	House Divided by Catherine Cookson
		Throughout her life Catherine Cookson was one of the world's most beloved writers.
		A House Divided is a vintage Cookson novel, filled with the themes and types of characters that have always thrilled her many fans.
		This wonderful novel again illustrates the enormous talents of Catherine Cookson and clearly will thrill her legions of devoted readers.
	www.fantasticfiction.co.uk /c/catherine-cookson/house-divided.htm (141 words)

	Amazon.com: Blind Miller: Books: Catherine Cookson,Susan Jameson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Heritage of Folly & The Fen Tiger by Catherine Cookson
		For her mother in-law's God is a blind miller, who would not take her, nor others like her, but let them live to reign pain & agony on everyone around them.
		Catherine Cookson is a master storyteller, her stories are unpredictable & her characters are deep.
	www.amazon.com /Blind-Miller-Catherine-Cookson/dp/0745142958 (790 words)

	Catherine Cookson Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Obsession by Catherine Cookson HB Catherine Cookson-The Girl From Leam Lane by Dudgeon
		The Mallen Trilogy by Catherine Cookson HB Unabridged
		The Golden Straw by Catherine Cookson, Simon & Schus...
	home.aol.com /yopawferuj/91/catherine-cookson.html (256 words)

	CATHERINE COOKSON'S-Mallens, The-Collectables Direct Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Catherine Cookson, one of the world’s best-loved and most prolific authors, created this passionate saga about an ambitious, scandal-ridden dynasty in nineteenth century England.
		It is said that they’re cursed and seldom reach old age or die in bed and flamboyant, ruthless Thomas Mallen, current squire of High Banks Hall, is living up to that reputation.
		The Mallens play a savage game of scandal, blind passion and betrayal that will touch three generations - and will only end in one final epic tragedy.
	www.collectablesdirect.com /prodinfo.asp?number=30441-D (192 words)

	Catherine Cookson Classic TV Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Am currently getting some lists from the computer of all her books and I see there are several I've never read so hopefully I can get copies somewhere.
		If you have a favourite moment or memory from Catherine Cookson then please tell us about it.
		Catherine Cookson was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993.
	www.classictelly.com /programme.php?Programme=Catherine%20Cookson (423 words)

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