CHILD OF NORTH by by Piers Dudgeon

 A fascinating insight into the life of one of the countrys bestselling and best-loved authors. marrying her work with her extraordinary life. and looking at her rise to fame and fortune against all the odds. 'Everything I have touched in my life figures in my books.Every single book I write has something that has happened yo me or my family or to my friends.' Josephine Cox was born in Blackburn during its decline as the cotton-weaving capital of the world.Life was hard but characterful. the joys and tragedies of her youth later inspiring her multi-million selling novels.One of ten children. Josephine knew poverty. hunger and charity.Between births . her mother worked in the cotton mills. her father on the roads.Sleeping up to six in a bed. her family lived in the tightly packed. working-.