This is Catherine Cookson at its best. Tilly is a 15 year old orphan at the beginning of the story. She is living with her grandparents and in love with her farmer neighbour yet unaware of the secret that binds him to her family. But as Tilly begins her journey of self awareness, she comes up aga...
This book covers the period 18886 to 1921, describing the Gibson’s family saga.The plot describes the lives of three generations by showing how people lived by the end of 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century with a special emphasis on World War I.“The Maltese Angel”, who gives the ...
Beatrice Steel, eldest daughter of Simon Steel, is and always has been and always will be obsessed about her family home. Since her mother died, she has been mistress of the manse and she enjoys that position well. Her sisters, Helen and Marion, are engaged to be wed. The youngest sister, Rosi...
Whereas this cannot claim to fall into the "best of Catherine Cookson" category, it was entertaining nevertheless. Meet Martha Mary. It is the 1880s and for the last six years, this twenty year gal has been managing and estate for her entire family. The family consists of a dad that is spendin...
A TV movie was made based on this book and is available at You Tube From IMDb:Yorkshire in the 1880's: Joe Skinner marries Lily Whitmore, the woman he has long admired, to give a name to her illegitimate child by Lionel Fillmore, the opportunistic son of an impoverished aristocrat. Lionel, howeve...
@Publisher: OXFORD BOOKWORMS@Time of reading 12/24 60 min @7 word summary Boy dog friend die parent go camping @Discussion questionDo you like camping?@My answerYes, I do. I did it while I was in Canada. I like outdoor, so that time was awesome for me, though my friends were surprised to me. I ca...