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Catherine Cookson
AuthorBooks · Second hand1906-1998
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields, North East England, the setting for her novels. With 104 titles written in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists.
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About Catherine Cookson
Birth
1906
Death
1998
First book
1950
Years writing
76
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields, North East England, the setting for her novels. With 104 titles written in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists.
Catherine Cookson began writing as a form of therapy to help cope with her depression.
Born in South Shields, the author also published some of her works under the pseudonym Catherine Marchant.
Her prolific literary career includes the publication of nearly 100 books throughout her life.
Her novels, often set in Northern England, have sold over 123 million copies worldwide.
The book 'The Mallen Streak' stands out as one of the most iconic titles in her extensive bibliography.
