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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. Photograph from the Catherine Cookson Collection, Howard Gottlieb Archival Research Centre at Boston University
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Before I Go by Catherine Cookson (CD-Audio, 2017)
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While Cookson had authored previous autobiographies, none have truly touched upon the tragedy and personal anguish she experienced until now. But what shines through most is her strength in the face of adversity, her deep love for her husband, Tom, the solace she found in her art and her unmistakable character.
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
ISBN-10
1536695297
ISBN-13
9781536695298
eBay Product ID (ePID)
238503964
Product Key Features
Topic
Biographies & Autobiographies
Language
English
Genre
Autobiography: General
Run Time
480
Author
Catherine Cookson
Format
CD-Audio, CD Standard Audio Format
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Date of Publication
13/07/2017
Spine
16mm
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