Order of Catherine Cookson Books
Catherine Cookson (1906-1998) was an English author of historical fiction novels and the author of the Mary Ann Shaughnessy series. She grew up the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished woman named Kate, whom she was led to believe was her older sister. Catherine was known as a regional writer, writing specifically for readers from the North of England. Of all of her many accolades, undoubtedly the greatest of all of them is being named a Dame of the British Empire in 1993.
Catherine Cookson became a published novelist in 1950 with the novel Kate Hannigan. She continued to write up until her death and her final work was published in 2002. Below is a list of Catherine Cookson’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Kate Hannigan Books
| Kate Hannigan | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kate Hannigan's Girl | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Mary Ann Shaughnessy Books
| A Grand Man | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lord and Mary Ann | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Devil and Mary Ann | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Love and Mary Ann | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Life and Mary Ann | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Marriage and Mary Ann | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mary Ann's Angels | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mary Ann and Bill | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bill and the Mary Ann Shaughnessy | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Mallen Trilogy Books
| The Mallen Streak | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mallen Girl | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mallen Litter / The Mallen Lot | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Tiller Trotter Trilogy Books
| Tilly Trotter / Tilly | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tilly Trotter Wed / Tilly Wed | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tilly Trotter Widowed / Tilly Alone | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Hamilton Trilogy Books
| Hamilton | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Goodbye Hamilton | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Harold | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Bailey Chronicles Books
| Bill Bailey | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bill Bailey's Lot | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bill Baileys Daughter | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bondage of Love | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Simple Soul and Other Stories | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Just a Saying | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Nancy Nutall and The Mongrel | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Our Kate | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Catherine Cookson Country | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Let Me Make Myself Plain | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Plainer Still | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Land of the North | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kate's Daughter: The Real Catherine Cookson | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Before I Go | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: The Mallen Litter was also published as The Mallen Lot. Tilly Trotter Wed was also shortened to Tilly Wed. Tilly Trotter Widowed was re-published as Tilly Alone. The Moth was also known as The Thorman Inheritance. The House on the Fens was also titled The Fen Tiger. Evil at Roger’s Cross was also known as The Iron Facade.
The novels Heritage of Folly, The House of Men, The House on the Fens, Evil at Roger’s Cross, The Long Corridor, Miss Martha Mary Crawford and The Slow Awakening were originally written under the pen name of Catherine Marchant.
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Catherine Cookson Synopsis: In Rooney by Catherine Cookson, Rooney Smith is a single 35 year-old dustman. He lives the simple life – he has his job and two furnished rooms. But when he decides to move in with Ma Howlett, his formerly simple life begins to get more complicated.
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