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Child of the North (Paperback)
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Child of the North (Paperback)
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List price R270
Loot Price R236
Discovery Miles 2 360
You Save R34 (13%)
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A fascinating insight into the life of one of the country's
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-class terraces of Blackburn. But
Josephine never felt victimised or shamed. Transforming their
closed-in community into one that inspired 'another kind of love, a
deep sense of belonging' were the characters Josephine writes about
in her novels with such fondness and feeling. But alas reality was
not always so easy. Hand in hand with poverty came deprivation and
domestic difficulties. bus station one day and announced they were
leaving Blackburn. Josephine was fourteen years old. Not only did
she lose her friends, she also lost her brothers too who were left
behind. 'Belonging to a street, to a place, to a family, is the
most important thing.' Out of this tremendous loss, Josephine's
novels were born. CHILD OF THE NORTH, written with Josephine's
co-operation, unveils the world and story of Josephine Cox for the
very first time.
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