Born to an impoverished young Tyneside woman in 1906, Catherine Cookson lived a life marked by cruelty and neglect. At the age of 27, she was able to buy a house of her own—a hopeful sign that the escape from her past was complete. In fact, her struggle had barely begun. Following the loss of four babies, a nervous breakdown, and confinement in a psychiatric hospital, she was brought to the brink of suicide and forced to confront the tragedies of her life. The author has known Catherine Cookson for many years and was given full cooperation on this biography by the novelist and her husband Tom, who provided many of the photographs for the book. Originally published in 1997, it tells the story of her long and eventful life through the heroines in her books.
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The Girl from Leam Lane and other tales out of school,
By Becky (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl from Leam Lane: The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson (Paperback)
I found this book very interesting and well written. Catherine Cookson's candidness gave this reader an insight into a background that allowed the author to create multi-faceted characters who persevere despite any obstacles that may arise.
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The Girl from Leam Lane and other tales out of school,
By Becky (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl from Leam Lane: The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson (Paperback)
I found this book very interesting and well written. Catherine Cookson's candidness gave this reader an insight into a background that allowed the author to create multi-faceted characters who persevere despite any obstacles that may arise.
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In search of the real Catherine,
By Lori Turner (Steubenville, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl from Leam Lane: The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson (Paperback)
I bought this book believing that I would in some way know Catherine more intimately after reading most of her novels. I came away with an understanding of what her life was like and I greatly appreciated that aspect of the book. I was dissapointed in that a lot of it went back and forth between her life and the characters she wrote about. I felt as if I were traveling down a long bumpy road and then backing up at times. It could have been written much better in my opinion.
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