TILLY [Paperback]

Catherine Cookson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket (January 3, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671452193
• ISBN-13: 978-0671452193
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,065,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, the illegitimate daughter of a poverty-stricken woman, Kate, whom she believed to be her older sister. She began work in service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married Tom Cookson, a local grammar-school master.

Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer - her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award for the best regional novel of 1968 - her readership quickly spread throughout the world, and her many best-selling novels established her as one of the most popular of contemporary women novelists.

After receiving an OBE in 1985, Catherine Cookson was created a Dame of the British Empire in 1993. She was appointed an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford, in 1997.

For many years she lived near Newcastle upon Tyne. She died shortly before her ninety-second birthday, in June 1998.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Period Piece!, May 19, 2008

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This review is from: Tilly (Paperback)

I had never really read any Catherine Cookson until I discovered the film adaptations on Netflix. They turn out to be truly quality productions. Of all, Tilly Trotter is perhaps my favorite character. The movie only covers the first book of the trilogy. I wish they would produce the sequels. The US titles are Tilly, Tilly Wed, and Tilly Alone. They're all equally engaging and moving stories. We watch Tilly from a young girl, targeted by ignorant villagers and labeled a witch all because she has that charisma that draws all men. Wherever she goes tragedy seem to follow her. Nevertheless, she persists. What makes this trilogy so great is the depth of the characterizations and the realistic historic feel of the times. You'll weep and cheer with Tilly. You won't be able to stop until you've read all 3 books!