Catherine Cookson

Year of the Virgins Catherine Cookson

Brief Description: Originally published: Great Britain: Bantam Press, 1993. Brief Description: In England a possessive mother, Winifred Coulson, escapes from a mental asylum to inflict havoc on her family. The objects of her fury are her daughter-in-law, who stole Winifred's son in marriage, and Winifred's husband who is unfaithful. Marc Notes: Originally published: Great Britain: Bantam Press, 1993.; Reprint of the 1995 Simon & Schuster edition.; In England a possessive mother, Winifred Coulson, escapes from a mental asylum to inflict havoc on her family. The objects of her fury are her daughter-in-law, who stole Winifred's son in marriage, and Winifred's husband who is unfaithful. Review Citations:

Library Journal 07/01/1994 (EAN 9780745142692, Analog Audio Cassette)

Booklist 02/01/1995 pg. 989 (EAN 9780671896508, Hardcover)

Library Journal 03/01/1995 pg. 102 (EAN 9780671896508, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 02/20/1995 pg. 195 (EAN 9780671896508, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 02/01/1995 pg. 86 (EAN 9780671896508, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1996 pg. 18 (EAN 9780671896508, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Cookson, Catherine 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.