Advantages: Memorable characters of all ages, evocative plotlines, pleasant and satisfying ending Disadvantages: Too short - and perhaps a little too much use of coincidence
'The Carousel' is my idea of an almost-perfect book. Rosamunde Pilcher is one of my favourite modern authors; she's almost ninety now and has given up writing. I have all her books, and have read each of them at least twice. When friends ask for recomme ...
Tilly Trotter Widowed concludes the Tilly Trotter Trilogy.
Tilly has suffered great hardship since she was a young girl of
sixteen, first a mistress, then a frontiers wife, now a widow.
Trying to raise two children, she returns to the Manor from where ...
...I am probably writing this in slightly the wrong section, as I am referring to the recent screen adaptation of this Catherine Cookson story, rather than the novel itself.
The cast was outstanding and was a really interesting story.
It was the tale o ...
Advantages: Another great Cookson Novel Disadvantages: none
...Another great literary example of the power of words Catherine Cookson creates when pen meets paper.
A tale of hardship, poverty and children that are thrust into adulthood without a thought in the world. Cookson introduces us to new characters: Rodd ...
Advantages: If you loved all her other books then you'll love this one. Disadvantages: If you didn't love her other books, don't bother
...bored one afternoon, and having reread every book that I own, my mother tried to stop my winging by handing me this book. Now, I’m not a big fan of Catherine Cookson, I’ve read Nana Dan which was mediocre and I skipped a lot of pages, and this nove ...
