Romance Books > Josephine Cox Romance Books

Advantages: brilliant read
Disadvantages: won't be able to put it down. not good if you have things to do

...read 15 of her books. tomorrow the world is one i purchased recently and i finished it in 3 nights. the story revolves around a young woman called bridgette. after being holed up in a barn for the night with her first love harry during a storm and having made love to each other, bridgette goes home to her husband tom and tries to forget that it happened. bridgette confesses when she realises that she is pregnant with harrys child and although tom ...
...under his roof the marriage is over. they sleep in seperate rooms and bridgette brings up the child herself. after harry's death, bridgette finds herself courting another local man, but her thoughts are of harry, and the man she is stepping out with is not all he seems. i am not going to ruin the story for you by telling you all the details of these but you would be mad to miss out on a book like this especially if you like josephine cox, catherine ... Read review

Advantages: Light reading.
Disadvantages: Lack of depth, plot, character description.

"Driven and Passionate, she stirs a pot spiced with incest, wife-beating .... and murder" The Sunday Times. I don't know what possessed me to read this book after my previous experience of reading this writer, although I suspect limited choice of reading material was the reason. "Cradle of Thorns" is a story based around 1890, and tells the story of Nell, a young maid who becomes pregnant, and who leaves her home, and travels through Bedfordshire ...
...with a 12 year old, under difficult circumstances, and he becomes a part of this story. I can only assume from the write-up that was given by the Sunday Times that they didn't actually read the book. "Driven and passionate" are not words I would use to describe what was held in the 434 pages of drivel. What irritates me the most with this writer is her seeming inability to hold a story together, devising yet more characters in an effort to escape ... Read review

Advantages: great read
Disadvantages: none

...have just finished her novel miss you forever I could hardly put it down a very enjoyable read.This story brings to life a bygone day.The heroine Kathleen is a wonderful interesting lady,as you read you just want to know more.It brings to life the people who lived and worked in the north west of england you feel you know towns like Blackburn they are so well described.the story of Kathleens life from achild of wealth in Blackburn to blackpool ,Lythem ...
...from the big house with servants to the old lady living on the streets of Liverpool ,the terrible times she had to the kindness of nurse Rosie that brings her back to life and love.Josephine Cox will fill the space left by Catherine Cookson .To cookson fans read Josephine Cox very vivid stories well told a great read. ... Read review

Advantages: Enjoyable and easy to read.
Disadvantages: None

...about a young woman called Chloe who has recently lost her godmother, Jocelyn. Jocelyn left Chloe a letter which instructs her to give up her lousy job and awful boyfriend and go travelling around the United Kingdom. At first she doesn't know what to do but after having a good think and a chat with Mr & Mrs Andrews (a picture she owns, as did Jocelyn) she decides to go for it. Her first destination is to Wales to stay with one of Jocelyn's old friends, ...
...I realised the main Character Chloe was having a conversation with a picture, but as this continues throughout the book I got used to it and you learnt more about how Chloe was feeling from her chats, and to honest most of us talk to ourselves sometimes! You really get to know Chloe, and watch her character develop as she goes on her journey, and although it is a predictable book and you know what is going to happen almost from the word go it is ... Read review

Advantages: Everything, all outstanding!
Disadvantages: Eventually, like everything else. It comes to an end.

One of the best books I have read! I still re-read it again and again when bored. I studied this book for my English literature AS levels with the majority of the class enjoying the book as much as I did. Yes I am a male and this book will be moreover seen to be targeted towards the women. However, personally as a student with many other males in the classroom it proved that the male's would enjoy this as much as the females. The novel starts of ...
...well... the rest is for you to find out out! I won't spoil the novel for you guys! Angela Carters' use of magic realism and carnivalesque really sets the tone and feel towards the reader and brings out the excitement within the novel by giving all her characters a uniquely 'magical spark'. Sometimes they say things are 'too good to be true', well read this. Highly recommended! ... Read review