Catherine Cookson 8 Books Collection Set - Historical Fiction Family Saga - Paperback

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Titles in This Set:. The Fifteen Streets. The Dwelling Place. My Beloved Son. A Sister's Obsession. Kate Hannigan. Daughter of Scandal. The Rag Maid. The Smuggler's Secret. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9789124095345. Publisher: Unverified (see note). Age Range: Adult readers (suitable 12+). Overview. Step into the smoke-hazed streets, cottages and cholera-swept lanes of the North East with the Catherine Cookson Collection, an eight-book paperback bundle from one of Britain's best-loved saga novelists. Spanning generations of hardship, ambition and quiet courage, these stories follow dock workers, orphaned children, mothers and sisters as they fight poverty and prejudice. Ideal for saga readers, gift buyers and anyone building a Cookson home library, this set delivers eight complete, emotionally rich novels in one affordable paperback package.. About the Books. The Fifteen Streets follows dock worker John O'Brien as a forbidden romance with Mary Llewellyn collides with poverty and scandal on Tyneside. The Dwelling Place sees fifteen-year-old Cissie Brodie orphaned by cholera and left to raise nine siblings alone, building a new life from nothing. My Beloved Son follows widow Ellen Jebeau's fierce determination to secure a better future for her son Joseph after her husband's death in 1926. A Sister's Obsession explores the psychological toll of an overbearing sister's control on young Rosie's search for independence and love. Kate Hannigan introduces a young woman whose presence unsettles a doctor's household and exposes buried class tensions. Daughter of Scandal uncovers long-hidden family secrets behind a genteel County Durham façade. The Rag Maid tells of seven-year-old Millie, abandoned in 1854 and taken in by Aggie, in a tender story of chosen family. The Smuggler's Secret follows resourceful young Freddie Musgrave, navigating the Tyne to survive grinding poverty. Together, the eight novels showcase Cookson's gift for vivid settings and sweeping family sagas.. Eight complete Catherine Cookson novels in one affordable paperback bundle. Rich, character-driven historical sagas set across the North East of England. Perfect gift for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and classic family saga fiction. Great value way to build a home library or start collecting Cookson's work. Brand new paperback copies, ready to read or gift immediately. About the Author. Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, the illegitimate daughter of a poverty-stricken woman she believed to be her older sister. She later married Tom Cookson and began writing novels rooted in her North East upbringing. Her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award for best regional novel in 1968, and her books went on to sell in the millions worldwide. She received an OBE in 1985 and was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993, before her death in June 1998.. Why You'll Love This Collection. Eight gripping, emotionally powerful sagas from a beloved storyteller, perfect for cosy evenings, gifting or discovering the world of Catherine Cookson for the very first time in one great-value paperback set.. Please Note: Books are dispatched as per the original UK ISBN and UK edition cover shown in this listing.