Order of Catherine Cookson Books

Catherine Cookson (1906-1998) was an English author renowned for her historical fiction novels, including the Mary Ann Shaughnessy series. She was raised as the illegitimate daughter of a poor woman named Kate, whom she mistakenly believed to be her older sister. Cookson was recognized as a regional writer, focusing on readers from the North of England. Among her numerous honors, the most significant was being named a Dame of the British Empire in 1993. She published her first novel, Kate Hannigan, in 1950 and continued to write until her death, with her last work released in 2002. Below is a list of Catherine Cookson’s books in the order of their initial publication.

Catherine Cookson became a published novelist in 1950 with the novel Kate Hannigan. Below is a list of Catherine Cookson's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Kate Hannigan Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Kate Hannigan	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kate Hannigan's Girl	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Mary Ann Shaughnessy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Grand Man	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lord and Mary Ann	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil and Mary Ann	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Love and Mary Ann	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Life and Mary Ann	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Marriage and Mary Ann	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mary Ann's Angels	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mary Ann and Bill	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bill and the Mary Ann Shaughnessy	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Mallen Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Mallen Streak	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mallen Girl	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mallen Litter / The Mallen Lot	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Tiller Trotter Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Tilly Trotter / Tilly	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tilly Trotter Wed / Tilly Wed	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tilly Trotter Widowed / Tilly Alone	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Hamilton Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Hamilton	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Goodbye Hamilton	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Harold	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Bailey Chronicles Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Bill Bailey	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bill Bailey's Lot	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bill Baileys Daughter	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bondage of Love	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Fifteen Streets	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Colour Blind	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Maggie Rowan	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rooney	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Menagerie	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fanny McBride	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fenwick Houses	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Garment	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Heritage of Folly (As: Catherine Marchant)	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Blind Miller	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
House of Men (As: Catherine Marchant)	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The House on the Fens / Fen Tiger (As: Catherine Marchant)	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wingless Bird	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hannah Massey	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Evil at Roger's Cross / The Iron Facade	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Long Corridor	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Matty Doolin	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Unbaited Trap	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Katie Mulholland's Journey	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Slinky Jane	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Joe & the Gladiator	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Round Tower	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Nice Bloke	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Glass Virgin / The Glassmaker's Daughter	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Invitation	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Nipper	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dwelling Place	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Feathers in the Fire	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pure as the Lily	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blue Baccy	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Our John Willie	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Invisible Cord	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Miss Martha Mary Crawford (As:Catherine Marchant)	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gambling Man	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tide of Life	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Slow Awakening (As:Catherine Marchant)	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Girl	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Go Tell It to Mrs Golightly	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cinder Path	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Cried	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lanky Jones	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Whip	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Velvet Gown	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bannaman Legacy / Dinner of Herbs	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Moth / The Thorman Inheritance	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Parson's Daughter	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rory's Fortune	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Harrogate Secret	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cultured Handmaiden	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Candle	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Spaniard's Gift	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gillyvors / Daughter of Scandal	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Beloved Son	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Love Child	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rag Nymph	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The House of Women	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Maltese Angel	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Year of the Virgins	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Golden Straw	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Justice Is A Woman	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tinker's Girl	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Obsession	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Ruthless Need	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Upstart	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Branded Man	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bonny Dawn	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Desert Crop	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Unsuitable Match	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lady on My Left / The Mists of Memory	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Solace of Sin	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Riley	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Blind Years	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Thursday Friend	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A House Divided	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rosie Of The River	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silent Lady	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rag Maid	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Simple Soul and Other Stories	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Just a Saying	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Nancy Nutall and The Mongrel	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Our Kate	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Catherine Cookson Country	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Let Me Make Myself Plain	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Plainer Still	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Land of the North	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kate's Daughter: The Real Catherine Cookson (With: Piers Dudgeon)	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Before I Go	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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