Catherine Cookson Country

Gemma Carolan
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Celebrating the life and work of Catherine Cookson to put her back on the literary map. An optional 5-year read-along of all of her works in the run up to her 125th birthday.

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  1. 4d ago

    Biography of Dame Catherine Cookson (1906-1998)

    In the last episode before the readathon commences, here is a biography of Dame Catherine Cookson. Fiction is filtered through experience and aspects of Catherine's life can be found within her novels.

  2. Oct 29

    What Catherine Cookson means to me

    In this episode I recount the personal experiences of how Catherine Cookson changed the lives of three generations of women: my grandma, my mum and me. What I hope to show is that Catherine Cookson is a woman who empowers other women and has something to offer everyone.

  3. Oct 25

    From celebration to crusade

    Following from my previous episode I have since discovered more incidents of Catherine being forgotten or misremembered, which has turned my celebration into a crusade. I explore the many reasons why Catherine remains relevant and why I will do my best to honour her legacy.

  4. Oct 13

    Why Catherine Cookson is being forgotten or misremembered

    Before commencing with my readathon of all of Catherine Cookson's works in chronological order, I provide some thoughts on her legacy.

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Celebrating the life and work of Catherine Cookson to put her back on the literary map. An optional 5-year read-along of all of her works in the run up to her 125th birthday.

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