Catherine Cookson in general

Catherine Cookson in general: Wor Kate; A Great Lady of Literature. (1396 words)
by ks.h - written on 23.08.02 (Very useful, 1001 readings)
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I have to confess to not being one of the most avid readers of Dame Catherine Cookson’s books but I do appreciate her work and I believe her to be one of the twentieth centuries great ladies of literature. The young Katie McMullen was born illegitimate and into poverty in 1906, she was brought up by her grandmother Rose and step-grandfather John McMullen at 10, William Black Street, Jarrow, County Durham (now Tyne and Wear) and Kate Fawcett, who Catherine believed to be her sister was in fact her mother. Unlike many of our leading writers, Catherine started life with many disadvantages, she had only the minimum of education and from the age of ...

AN ABSOLUTE INSPIRATION!!! (316 words)
by DebUK - written on 11.04.01 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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I am studying for my GCSE’s and I absolutely adore English, especially creative and descriptive writing. I think that Catherine Cookson is an inspirational writer. So far I have only read ‘A Dinner of Herbs’ but I already want to read more. I find her writing style very enchanting and interesting. I understand that Cookson writes mainly about 19th Century England. This, in conjunction with the great way she writes about the lower and middle classes, makes a unique reading experience. She is one of my favourite writers as she tells the story of various women from their point of view. I find it most interesting how different life was for a woman ...

Catherine Cookson in general: Better Than You'd Expect ! (312 words)
by karenuk - written on 28.12.00 (Useful, 56 readings)
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I had always been proud of NOT reading a Catherine Cookson novel, putting them in the "trash novels" section along with Jackie Collins and Jilly Cooper. I expected her books to be sleazy, sexy, slushy and instantly forgettable, especially as she wrote so many - it seemed to me to be a case of quantity over quality. But then one day, I was browsing in the local library and read the blurb on the back of a novel called The Thursday Friend. It sounded interesting and turning it over, I was suprised to find it was written by Catherine Cookson ! I thought I would give it a try and began reading. I was pleasantly surprised ! It was not ...