Catherine Cookson

At the end of the Second World War, Matthew Wallingham returns home, blinded and uncertain about his future...

Mary Hetherington was a mother who dominated her family. And when David brought home Sarah from the "wrong end" of the 15 Streets, a girl who brought life and laughter into her dustless house, she soon took against her....

Some women are destined to arouse in men either fierce hatred or insatiable desire. Such a woman was Katie Mulholland....

Set at the turn of the century, this is one of Catherine Cookson's most unusual novels, powerfully portraying a woman dangerously driven by desire and ambition....

Known for the wit of her writing, Catherine Cookson was the UK's most widely read novelist during her lifetime....

When Connie buys a house on the moors, she has to negotiate with the abrupt Vincent O'Connor....

Gravedigger John Gascoigne lives in Downfell Hurst with his wife, Florrie, their three children and his mother, Gran....

When Fred Carpenter suggests to his wife, Sally, that they should take a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads, she is filled with trepidation....

A story of mystery, love and revenge. Bridget Gether's parents were killed in the wartime blitz, so she had lived with the Overmeers at Balderstone....

Set against the Northumbrian coast in the 1960s, the events of this love story take place over one day....

Zou er een mysterieuze vloek heersen op de mannen in de Mallen-familie? Dit kan toch geen toeval zijn... Bijna alle jongens stierven op jonge...

Wie had ooit gedacht dat de strooien hoed met gouden glans haar hele leven zou veranderen? In het prachtige Victoriaanse Londen...

Beatrice, de oudste dochter van de welgestelde Simon Steel, neemt zonder enige moeite het huishouden in huize Dennenlust over wanneer haar moeder overlijdt. Bij het overlijden van de vader des huizes, is ze tot in de puntjes voorbereid om het huis en de grond eromheen over te nemen.