James and Rose Angela were my favourite characters. James's kindness, sensitivity and love for his daughter was beautiful to read. Their reunion at the end of the story was heart warming. Rose Angela's experience of racism felt very realistic. I sympathized with her and longed for her to find happiness. Catherine Cookson did not shy away from the ugliest sides of prejudice. This was one heavy story. Racism is never an easy topic. In this book it's explored well at 1900s standard, mind you. As usual Catherine shows all characters views, consequences of those views, fears and happiness(?). I would like to believe that there was happy moments in this book, but mainly only a heavy topic. It's hard for me to rate the book. Starting with the Fifteen Streets in 1989 and ending with A Dinner of Herbs in 2001, there were 18 mini series. The central passage of his career were the three seasons (1986-89) he spent with the RSC. He was a noble, steadfast Banquo to Miles Anderson’s feverish Macbeth, directed by Adrian Noble, and played Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, directed by Terry Hands, and Orsino in Twelfth Night, on regional tours. This award-winning production, about a woman forced to live her life without love starred the brilliant Janet McTeer of The White Queen and Honourable Women fame as the honour-bound Riah Millican.

This is the first grown-up novel I read. My mother gave it to me when I asked her for a good book as a teen and this is the book that got me hooked to reading. Ever few years I sit down and read it again and marvel at Mrs. Cookson's talent at weaving an exceptional plot with nail-biting cliffhangers at the end of every chapter and wish I had such talent!Good book by this great author - it is such a shame she died and we can no longer look forward to any more books. The language is common english at parts but you get used to it and it lends to the period and characters. Well, Vanessa's dad is furious. His daughter in pregnant and married to a "common" man. Angus's mom is furious. She is worked off her feet and now she has to take care of Vanessa too. Angus's sister is furious for reasons of her own. Everybody is furious! It's only a matter of time before the you know what hits the fan!

Romance/Romance Problems - Yes Political/social activism - Yes Plotlet: - racism!!!! Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book This is an old novel (my copy was published in 1968) full of family scandal and rags to riches.. or riches to rags. The scandalous issues begin with upstarts, bitter neighbors, infidelity, and underage sex and end with unhappy marriages, in laws from hell, unwed mothers, and suicide. Vanessa is sixteen, well to do, and very sexually curious and well, it is the sixties. Needless to say, some bloke is more than willing to help Vanessa satisfy her curiosity and before you know it, she is "with bairn." Her upstart parents cannot force her to divulge who the father is and choose to lay the blame at Angus Cotton's feet, the son of their maid. Angus's mother and sister attempt to talk him out of being a good samitarian but much to their dismay, he marries the pampered Vanessa. I could not put down this book, racing through it in two days. Catherine Cookson's writing is immersive and brings the period and characters to life. This is the first book of hers that I have read and I am impressed.

London. 1972. Corgi Books. 18x11 cm. 1 tomo. 254 pgs. Con fotografías. Rústica editorial . Buen estado. . . ISBN 10: 0552086010.

Heading to the south coast, she worked in the laundry of a workhouse, before spending the next 46 years of her life in Hastings. Getting in plenty of practice for Ascot's Ladies Day on the arm of boyfriend James Middleton, Donna Air doned a bonnet for Cookson's saga of love, hate and betrayal, spanning three generations.The plot was good if the characters were a bit rough, and they're supposed to be. This book was published in the 60s and there's a definite difference between it and more current books. A considerable portion of Catherine Cookson’s books have been adapted into films, radio and stage plays. Jacqueline (1956), which was directed by Roy Ward Baker, was the first film to be produced from her work, based off of ‘A Grand Man’. It took Catherine a decade to recover from the mental breakdown she suffered following her miscarriages. Some of the best television produced in our region was Tyne Tees’ adaptations of the gritty novels of Catherine Cookson.