Catherine Cookson soars above her rivals Mail on Sunday Her characters have the grit of real life Sunday Times Queen of raw family romances Telegraph A ragstoriches story of a young woman who must overcome the scandal of her past to forge a new life. In Heap Hollow cottage in County Durham live what appears to be a close and loving family. But across the happy facade lies a shadow that has lengthened and darkened with the passing years. Their narrowminded neighbours disapprove of the familys