Catherine Cookson
Writing · Born 1906-06-27 · age 91 at death · Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson (née McMullen; 20 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields (historically part of County Durham), North East England, the setting for her novels. With 104 titles in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists.
Titles
The Rag Nymph
The Girl
The Cinder Path
The Black Candle
The Black Velvet Gown
The Fifteen Streets
The Moth
Rooney
A Dinner of Herbs
The Tide of Life
Jacqueline
The Gambling Man
The Dwelling Place
The Secret
The Glass Virgin
The Man Who Cried
Tilly Trotter
The Wingless Bird
Colour Blind
The Mallens
The Mallens
The Moth