Catherine Cookson
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... Read full bio →
The Secret
Period thriller serial. In the late 1880's reformed smuggler Freddie Musgrave has worked hard to turn a legitimate trade, but then a face from his past turns up threatening to ruin things for him.
A Dinner of Herbs
A man gets killed and his woman friend agrees to take on his surviving children. But as the decades started passing by, the children soon become aware of some painful secrets from the past.
Tilly Trotter
Young woman Tilly falls for a local farmer. Despite hardship she perseveres with resilience and self-belief. Her journey takes her from poverty to happiness. True love grows unexpectedly over time. Tilly stays strong-willed through it all.
Colour Blind
In industrial Tyneside during World War I, life for the McQueen family is turned upside down when daughter Bridget comes home with a black husband.
The Tide of Life
Young housekeeper Emily navigates relationships with three men: employer Sep McGilby's tragic marriage plan, farmer Larry Birch's household, and Nick Stuart inheriting Birch's wife's farm, offering Emily a future.
The Glass Virgin
In 1870s England, a wealthy woman uncovers a dark secret, prompting her to join her family's former groom on his caravan journey across Northumbria, navigating class divides and finding solace in their unlikely companionship.
The Dwelling Place
The story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie who finds a barren place to live and care for her younger brothers and sisters, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family takes an unwelcome interest.
The Cinder Path
Tale of a farmer's son who gets involved with two sisters, then goes to fight in the trenches in WW1.