



Catherine Cookson was born 100 years ago in a run-down area on the south bank of the Tyne. Forty-four years later her d but novel, Kate Hannigan, established her as a bestselling storyteller of rare talent. But what readers didn't realise was that Kate Hannigan...

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Catherine Cookson, the illegitimate daughter of an Irish barmaid, was born 100 years ago in a run-down area on the south bank of the Tyne. Forty-four years later her debut novel, Kate Hannigan, established Catherine as a bestselling storyteller of rare talent. But what readers...