Catherine Cookson was born Catherine McMullen in 1906. Her life began in poverty and she grew up believing her real mother was her sister. In a life that could have been taken from any of her own novels, Catherine aspired to achieve more than many of her time.

From poverty to wealth she left the sadness behind to start a new life in Hastings where she was to meet her husband Tom Cookson. As a form of therapy, Catherine began to write and never stopped and became one of the world's best selling authors.

This box set includes:

1. The Moth
2. The Black Velvet Gown
3. The Black Candle
4. The Secret
5. The Mallen Secret
6. The Mallen Streak
7. The Mallen Curse
8. The Mallen Girls
9. The Girl
10. The Fifteen Streets
11. The Rag Nymph
12. The Wingless Bird
13. The Dwelling Place
14. The Glass Virgin
15. Tilly Trotter
16. The Storyteller
17. The Cinder Path
18. The Man Who Cried
19. The Round Tower
20. The Tide Of Life
21. Colour Blind
22. A Dinner Of Herbs
23. The Gambling Man