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Dame Catherine Ann Cookson, DBE (née McMullen; 20 June 1906 – 11 June 1998), 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.
Escritora inglesa, Catherine Cookson fue unade las autoras más leídas del mundo, llegando a vender 100 millones de ejemplares, aunque nunca llegó a ser una figura demasiado famosa comparada con otros autores de su época. Traducida a 20 idiomas, Cookson también publicó bajo los seudónimos de Catherine Merchant o Katie MacMullen.
Learn about the life and works of Dame Catherine Cookson, one of the most widely read British novelists with over 100 million books sold. Discover how she drew inspiration from her deprived childhood in South Tyneside, her writing career, her film and TV adaptations, and her generous donations to charity.
Explore the works of Catherine Cookson, one of the most popular and beloved writers of her time. Find her novels, autobiographies, biographies and books in film and television, as well as the Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust.
Catherine Cookson was an English author. Before her death in 1998, she was the United Kingdom’s most widely read novelist, boasting sales in the hundreds of millions. Despite her fame and fortune, she maintained a relatively low profile, even in the world of celebrity writers. +Biography.
11 de jun. de 1998 · Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, the illegitimate daughter of a poverty-stricken woman, Kate, who Catherine believed was her older sister. Catherine began work in service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married Tom Cookson, a local grammar-school master.
Crítica de la novela de Catherine Cookson, Desde la tierra. Una historia que muchas tildarán de cruda y real ambientada en la Inglaterra del 1800, y que otras dirán que es un dramón como la copa de un pino.
