Riley (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books) - Softcover

Catherine Cookson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0754022358 ISBN 13: 9780754022350

Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C, 2000

Synopsis

With a harsh childhood behind him, Riley left school with little in the way of knowledge but brimful of optimism, and secure in the understanding that one of his teachers, Fred Beardsley, had faith in his future. While on his honeymoon in Paris, Fred ran into Riley, who said he had been offered a "position" at The Little Palace Theatre in Fellburn. Fred was amazed when it became clear that Riley had actually been appointed assistant stage-manager. Then he formed a close relationship with the leading lady, thirty something Nyrene Forbes-Mason. However, the outcome of this relationship was not quite as Riley had planned.

About this title

About the Author

Catherine Cookson lived in Northumberland, England, the setting of many of her international bestsellers. Born in Tyne Dock, she was the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished woman, Kate, whom she was raised to believe was her older sister. She began to work in the civil service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married a local grammar school master.
Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer, in 1968 her novel "The Round Tower" won the Winifred Holtby Award, her readership quickly spread worldwide, and her many bestselling novels established her as one of the most popular contemporary authors. After receiving an OBE in 1985, Catherine Cookson was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993. She died shortly before her ninety-second birthday, in June 1998, having completed 104 works.

From Publishers Weekly

First in the Premier Plus! series of large-print books is the late British author Catherine Cookson's Riley, published for the first time in the U.S. Cookson wrote over 70 books during her lifetime, often focusing on the lives of the working class. Here she explores the complicated relationship between a younger man and an older woman. After a difficult childhood, Riley lands a job at the Little Palace Theatre, where he forms a bond with the actress Nyrene Forbes-Mason; all manner of complications ensue. Sensitively told, if at times melodramatic, this will appeal to fans of Maeve Binchy and the like.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754022358
• ISBN 13: 9780754022350
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504