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) |    |
| Kate Hannigan's Girl | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Mary Ann Shaughnessy Books
| A Grand Man | (1954) | |
| The Lord and Mary Ann | (1956) | |
| The Devil and Mary Ann | (1958) | |
| Love and Mary Ann | (1961) | |
| Life and Mary Ann | (1962) | |
| Marriage and Mary Ann | (1964) | |
| Mary Ann's Angels | (1965) | |
| Mary Ann and Bill | (1967) | |
| Bill and the Mary Ann Shaughnessy | (2011) | |
Publication Order of The Mallen Trilogy Books
| The Mallen Streak | (1973) | |
| The Mallen Girl | (1973) | |
| The Mallen Litter / The Mallen Lot | (1974) | |
Publication Order of The Tiller Trotter Trilogy Books
| Tilly Trotter / Tilly | (1980) | |
| Tilly Trotter Wed / Tilly Wed | (1981) | |
| Tilly Trotter Widowed / Tilly Alone | (1982) | |
Publication Order of The Hamilton Trilogy Books
| Hamilton | (1983) | |
| Goodbye Hamilton | (1985) | |
| Harold | (1985) | |
Publication Order of The Bailey Chronicles Books
| Bill Bailey | (1986) | |
| Bill Bailey's Lot | (1987) | |
| Bill Baileys Daughter | (1989) | |
| The Bondage of Love | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Fifteen Streets | (1952) | |
| Colour Blind | (1953) | |
| Maggie Rowan | (1954) | |
| Rooney | (1957) | |
| The Menagerie | (1958) | |
| Fanny McBride | (1959) | |
| Fenwick Houses | (1960) | |
| The Garment | (1962) | |
| Heritage of Folly | (1962) | |
| The Blind Miller | (1963) | |
| House of Men | (1963) | |
| The House on the Fens / Fen Tiger | (1963) | |
| The Wingless Bird | (1964) | |
| Hannah Massey | (1964) | |
| Evil at Roger's Cross / The Iron Facade | (1965) | |
| The Long Corridor | (1965) | |
| Matty Doolin | (1965) | |
| The Unbaited Trap | (1966) | |
| Katie Mulholland's Journey | (1967) | |
| Slinky Jane | (1967) | |
| Joe & the Gladiator | (1968) | |
| The Round Tower | (1968) | |
| The Nice Bloke | (1969) | |
| The Glass Virgin | (1969) | |
| Invitation | (1970) | |
| The Nipper | (1970) | |
| The Dwelling Place | (1971) | |
| Feathers in the Fire | (1971) | |
| Pure as the Lily | (1972) | |
| Blue Baccy | (1973) | |
| Our John Willie | (1974) | |
| The Invisible Cord | (1975) | |
| Miss Martha Mary Crawford | (1975) | |
| The Gambling Man | (1975) | |
| The Tide of Life | (1976) | |
| Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet | (1976) | |
| The Slow Awakening | (1976) | |
| The Girl | (1977) | |
| Go Tell It to Mrs Golightly | (1977) | |
| The Cinder Path | (1978) | |
| The Man Who Cried | (1979) | |
| Lanky Jones | (1980) | |
| The Whip | (1982) | |
| The Black Velvet Gown | (1984) | |
| The Bannaman Legacy / Dinner of Herbs | (1985) | |
| The Moth / The Thorman Inheritance | (1986) | |
| Parson's Daughter | (1987) | |
| Rory's Fortune | (1988) | |
| The Harrogate Secret | (1988) | |
| The Cultured Handmaiden | (1988) | |
| The Black Candle | (1989) | |
| The Spaniard's Gift | (1989) | |
| The Gillyvors / Daughter of Scandal | (1990) | |
| My Beloved Son | (1991) | |
| Love Child | (1991) | |
| The Rag Nymph | (1991) | |
| The House of Women | (1992) | |
| The Maltese Angel | (1992) | |
| Year of the Virgins | (1993) | |
| The Golden Straw | (1993) | |
| Justice Is A Woman | (1994) | |
| The Tinker's Girl | (1994) | |
| The Obsession | (1995) | |
| A Ruthless Need | (1995) | |
| The Upstart | (1996) | |
| The Branded Man | (1996) | |
| The Bonny Dawn | (1996) | |
| The Desert Crop | (1997) | |
| The Lady on My Left / The Mists of Memory | (1997) | |
| The Solace of Sin | (1998) | |
| Riley | (1998) | |
| The Blind Years | (1998) | |
| The Thursday Friend | (1999) | |
| A House Divided | (1999) | |
| Rosie Of The River | (2000) | |
| The Silent Lady | (2001) | |
| Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger | (2017) | |
| The Rag Maid | (2017) | |
| The Glassmaker’s Daughter | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Simple Soul and Other Stories | (2001) | |
| Just a Saying | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Nancy Nutall and The Mongrel | (1990) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Our Kate | (1969) | |
| Catherine Cookson Country | (1986) | |
| Let Me Make Myself Plain | (1990) | |
| Plainer Still | (1995) | |
| My Land of the North | (1999) | |
| Kate's Daughter: The Real Catherine Cookson | (2003) | |
| Before I Go | (2017) | |
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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