TITLE:
The girl from Leam Lane : the life and writing of Catherine Cookson / Piers Dudgeon.
By:
Publication Date:
2006, 1997
Publication Information:
London : Headline,
Edition:
Rev. and exp. Centenary ed.
Physical Description:
302 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Summary:
Born to an impoverished young Tyneside woman in 1906, Catherine Cookson lived a life marked by cruelty and neglect. At the age of 27, she was able to buy a house of her own—a hopeful sign that the escape from her past was complete. In fact, her struggle had barely begun. Following the loss of four babies, a nervous breakdown, and confinement in a psychiatric hospital, she was brought to the brink of suicide and forced to confront the tragedies of her life.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780755314973
General Note:
"Includes conversations with Catherine Cookson."
