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1 'The Gambling Man'
Rent collector Rory was fairly content with life - he had a good job, he was in love, and he could make money on the side playing cards. What more could one ask?
Difficult
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 16 03
129 plays
2 'Colour Blind'
The news that Bridget was married was great - until she came home with her husband, a negro. This was not acceptable behaviour in the Fifteen Streets.
Difficult
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 13 03
129 plays
3 'Feathers in the Fire'
When Amos was born, his father ordered that he be drowned in the river. This book tells the story of how one man shaped the lives of the people in his family and employ.
Tough
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 09 03
90 plays
4 'The Man who Cried'
When Abel Mason took his son away from his abusive wife, he was to create a whole new life for himself in the north.
Tough
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 08 03
105 plays
5 'The Thursday Friend'
Set in the 1960s, 'The Thursday Friend' broke away from the usual genre of Catherine Cookson books - have you read it?
Tough
15 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 04 03
96 plays
6 'The Tinker's Girl'
From drudgery in a workhouse, to that on a small holding, Jinnie Howlett stood firm to her ideals, until a fateful day...
Difficult
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 01 03
93 plays
7 'The Mallen Litter'
The 'litter' refers to Barbara's triplets, and this book brings the turbulent story of the Mallen family to its conclusion.
Difficult
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Nov 25 03
105 plays
8 'The Mallen Girl'
This book follows on from 'The Mallen Streak', and tells the story of Barbara, Thomas Mallen's daughter, as she makes her own mistakes in life.
Difficult
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Nov 23 03
114 plays
9 'The Mallen Streak'
The Mallens were the main family in the area, until bankruptcy overtook them and they were forced to accept a poorer lifestyle.
Tough
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Nov 22 03
159 plays
10 'The Cinder Path'
The cinder path was not only a landmark in the childhood home of Charlie MacFell, but also reflected the pains and trials of his life. Have you read this book?
Difficult
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 08 03
174 plays
11 'The Glass Virgin'
Annabella Lagrange was brought up to be a lady, so her entire world collapsed about her when she discovered that her parents were not the blood kin she had been led to believe.
Difficult
15 Q
ArleneRimmer
Nov 22 03
183 plays
12 'The Girl'
The entire village of Elmholm was taken by the ears when Hannah Boyle arrived and this book tells how her life panned out after being left with her father.
Tough
10 Q
ArleneRimmer
Dec 01 03
219 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Rory enjoyed his job as a rent collector, except when he had to collect from six homes in Pilbey Street and fifteen in Saltbank Row. These collections were difficult as they dealt with the very poor of the area, and both streets fell to his lot on the same day. Which day of the week was this?
* From what illness was Matthew Radlet dying?
* Manuel Mendoza admitted to Annabella that he changed his name when a young adult. What was his name before?
* How much did Cook ask the poor people to pay her for the scraps which would have gone into the pig bucket?
* What did Alice Piecliffe give Annabella for her seventh birthday?


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