This is a real life detective story, tracking down the missing father of one of Britain's most famous authors - the father she didn't want anyone to know about! Best selling author Catherine Cookson created a profoundly affecting literature out of the personal tragedies of her working class upbringing and early life in the industrial North East. Her biographer gives this account of her search to discover the truth of Cookson's childhood and the mystery of her father's identity. As the story unfolds, the reader is led to a deeper understanding of the demons that drove Cookson to become one of the most popular novelists of her day. It is a story of terrible poverty, of harsh lessons learnt generation after generation, but also of hope and eventual reconciliation.
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20 July 2010
By Varda Whitebird
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I had just read a Catherine Cookson biography and wondered if this book would have anything to add. It most certainly did! The author did meticulous research that leaves little doubt Catherine at some point became aware of who her father was. Early on Catherine had been led to believe her father was a gentleman. This belief shaped her personality. Although she never spoke openly about who her real father was, her novels cover subject matter that touch closely on her father's life story. This is an amazingly well done book.
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By Marilyn F. Champine
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I own and have read every book that Catherine Cookson wrote. Awesome and Brilliant are the two words that come to mind. Both of my parents also read these books before they passed on. Once you know her history, you understand many plots and characters in her books. She can never be replaced or bested.
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