The first biography of Catherine Cookson to be written with her co-operation. Dudgeon tells the story of the ninety year old authoress through the heroines of her books - all of whom reflect some part of her personality, and particularly her harsh early life in Newcastle.
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Piers Dudgeon is a writer, editor and photographer. Born in 1949, he worked for ten years as a publisher in London and then started his own company, publishing a number of bestsellers with authors as diverse as Daphne du Maurier, John Fowles, Edward de Bono, Shirley Conran and Susan Hill. Since 1989 he has worked as a journalist and written several works of non-fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An important addition to any who want an in-depth survey of Cookson's life.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl from Leam Lane: The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson (Hardcover)
Prior fans of Catherine Cookson will appreciate a biography covering her troubled life, blending Cookson's own memoir with previously unpublished material which includes conversations between Cookson and the author to allow for a wide-ranging survey of her life and psyche. These conversations round out details on Cookson's contributions and the entire effort makes for an important addition to any who want an in-depth survey of Cookson's life.
Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch
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This review is from: The Girl from Leam Lane: The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson (Hardcover)
Unless you are a diehard Cookson fan, I would skip this book because it constantly refers to parts of her novels and if you are not familiar with them, you will be totally lost.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential reading for the Cookson fan,
By babycakes "Char" (Buffalo) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl from Leam Lane: The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson (Paperback)
This book makes an excellent companion guide to the reading of Cookson's novels. In addition to giving a detailed biography of her life, it also provides the back story to most of her novels. The discovery of of her illegitimacy at age 7- "she had no da" is heartbreaking and is the inspiration for her first novel KATE HANNIGAN. But Cookson is plucky and like her characters, despite hardships, always triumphs in the end. She is one of England's most beloved novelists, and is mine, too!
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