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Cookson, Catherine

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9780593046463: Just a Saying
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0593046463 ISBN 13: 9780593046463
Publisher: Bantam Press, 2002

Synopsis

From the earliest poem included here, written in 1925 when she was 19 years old, to poetry written just before her death in 1998 at the age of 91, this anthology spans the gamut of Catherine Cookson’s life and work.

The collection draws on many themes that will be familiar to the readers of this well-loved writer: love, work, class and the beauty of nature. She also shares more personal thoughts, reflections on her own writing, marriage to her beloved Tom and life in the north of England.

The poems are characterized by her down-to-earth common sense, and the hard-won philosophy she developed for herself. In Brushed Nylon, she tackles the subject of a failed relationship while The Daily Round takes a look at working life. Slow Me Down talks of her feelings about growing old and The Joy of the Country recalls a holiday in Wales.

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About the Author

Catherine Cookson, the illegitimate daughter of a woman whom she believed to be her older sister, began her working life in domestic service. She eventually married Tom Cookson, a local grammar-school master. The Round Tower won an award for the best regional novel of 1968. It was followed by many more, which established her as one of the most popular of English novelists.

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From the earliest poem included here, written in 1925 when she was 19 years old, to poetry written just before her death in 1998 at the age of 91, this anthology spans the gamut of Catherine Cookson?s life and work.

The collection draws on many themes that will be familiar to the readers of this well-loved writer: love, work, class and the beauty of nature. She also shares more personal thoughts, reflections on her own writing, marriage to her beloved Tom and life in the north of England.

The poems are characterized by her down-to-earth common sense, and the hard-won philosophy she developed for herself. In Brushed Nylon, she tackles the subject of a failed relationship while The Daily Round takes a look at working life. Slow Me Down talks of her feelings about growing old and The Joy of the Country recalls a holiday in Wales.

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Publisher
Bantam Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0593046463
ISBN 13 
9780593046463
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
129
Rating
  • 4.06 out of 5 stars
    33 ratings by Goodreads