The Man Who Cried & Catherine Cookson

(Ciaran Hinds in "The Man Who Cried")

In the late 1990's, I went through a Catherine Cookson phase and rented all of the vhs tapes of the movies based on her books, from my local library.

I have two favorites from the movies -- "The Moth", (starring Justine Waddell), and "The Man Who Cried," (with Ciaran Hinds), who is one of my favorite British actors.

I've never read any of her nearly 100 novels, most of which are listed below, but her body of work is interesting and versatile, at least that is what I gather from the settings and stories of the movies. Cookson was also a "quiet philanthropist" sharing the wealth she acquired with those in need, which is quite nice.

Here is a sampling of her book titles, (from Wikipedia):
* The Fifteen Streets (1952)
* Colour Blind (1953)
* Maggie Rowan (1954)
* Rooney (1957)
* The Menagerie (1958)
* Fanny McBride (1959)
* Fenwick Houses (1960)
* The Garment (1962)
* The Blind Miller (1963)
* The Wingless Bird (1964)
* Hannah Massey (1964)
* The Long Corridor (1965)
* The Unbaited Trap (1966)
* Slinky Jane (1967)
* Katie Mulholland (1967)
* The Round Tower (1968)
* The Husband (1969)
* The Nice Bloke (1969)
* The Glass Virgin (1969)
* The Invitation (1970)
* The Dwelling Place (1971)
* Feathers in the Fire (1971)
* Pure as the Lily (1972)
* The Invisible Cord (1975)
* The Gambling Man (1975)
* The Tide of Life (1976)
* The Girl (1977)
* The Cinder Path (1978)
* The Man Who Cried (1979)
* The Whip (1983)
* The Black Velvet Gown (1984)
* A Dinner of Herbs (1985)
* The Bannaman Legacy (1985)
* The Moth (1986)
* The Parson's Daughter (1987)
* The Harrogate Secret (1988)
* The Cultured Handmaiden (1988)
* The Black Candle (1989)
* The Gillyvors (1990)
* My Beloved Son (1991)
* The Rag Nymph (1991)
* The House of Women (1992)
* The Maltese Angel (1992)
* The Golden Straw (1993)
* The Forester Girl (1993)
* The Year of the Virgins (1993)
* The Tinker's Girl (1995)
* Justice Is a Woman (1995)
* The Bonny Dawn (1996)
* The Branded Man (1996)
* The Obsession (1997)
* The Upstart (1998)
* The Blind Years (1998)
* Riley (1998)
* Solace of Sin (1998)
* The Desert Crop (1999)
* The Thursday Friend (1999)
* My Land of the North (1999)
* Desert Crop (1999)
* A House Divided (2000)
* Rosie of the River (2000)
* Silent Lady (2002)