Cookson, Catherine

My beloved son : a novel by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
40 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 2,353 libraries worldwide
A compelling story of a loving family dominated by one woman's suffocating desires. Ellen Jebeau's love for her son threatens the rest of her family.

The upstart by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
45 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,287 libraries worldwide
A novel of class conflict in 19th century England, featuring a butler who advises a nouveau riche on how to be a gentleman. The upstart is Samuel Fairbrother, owner of a boot factory who buys a mansion, but doesn't know how to dress, eat or receive. To his consternation, his daughter falls in love with the butler. By the author of The Obsession.

The silent lady : a novel by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
36 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,254 libraries worldwide
When an unkempt woman who is barely able to speak arrives in his office, London attorney Alexander Armstrong is stunned to discover that she is Irene Baindor, a woman who holds the key to solving a mystery that has plagued him for twenty-six years.

The black candle : a novel by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
43 editions published between 1989 and 2000 in 5 languages and held by 2,247 libraries worldwide
The multigenerational story set in a nineteenth-century village in the northern English countryside tells of the enduring struggles between the classes.

The desert crop by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
38 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,235 libraries worldwide
A coming-of-age novel featuring a farmer's son in 19th century New England. Daniel Stewart wants to be a doctor, but his father won't pay for studies, spending his money on drink and on making babies with his second wife. When the father dies, Daniel must care for the family, which ends his prospects of studies as well as marriage to his love. By the author of The Lady on My Left.

The obsession by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
44 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 2,234 libraries worldwide
An Englishwoman's battle to hang on to her family's bankrupt estate. She is Beatrice, one of four daughters of a gambling landowner who died in debt. By hook or by crook, Beatrice intends to hang on to her patrimony, her schemes including marriage and busting other people's marriage. By the author of The Year of the Virgins.

The wingless bird by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
40 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 2,216 libraries worldwide
An English country woman manages to overcome difficult circumstances to find her just reward in the healing power of love.

The rag nymph : a novel by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
38 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 2,194 libraries worldwide
The story of growing up in the changing times of the Industrial Revolution of 1854. A young girl is abandoned to be raised by "Raggie Aggie" amidst the factories and slums of north England.

A house divided by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
38 editions published between 1976 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 2,170 libraries worldwide
When Matthew Wallingham returns home after being blinded in the war, he tries to save the family farm, make peace with his resentful family, and find happiness with the woman he loves.

The Bailey chronicles by Catherine Cookson ( Book )
57 editions published between 1979 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 2,170 libraries worldwide
Fiona, a young widow left badly off with three children, advertises for a lodger. The result is Bill and it's not long before she can't remember life without him.