Josephine Cox

British writer (1938–2020)

Kenneth Cox

(m. 1956)

Websitejosephinecox.com

Josephine Cox, née Brindle (15 July 1938 – 17 July 2020),^[1]^[2] also known as Jo Cox,^[3] was an English author.^[4] Her books were frequently bestsellers and the UK Public Lending Rights figures often listed her in the top three borrowed authors.^[5]^[6]

Biography

Cox was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, one of the 10 children of an alcoholic father.^[2] In 1956, she married Kenneth Cox and they had two sons.^[2] When her children were of school-age, she began college, and was offered a place at the University of Cambridge, but family commitments did not allow this and she became a teacher.^[2]

Cox also wrote under the name Jane Brindle, her mother's name. Altogether she wrote more than 50 books.^[7]

Selected works

The Beachcomber (2013), HarperCollins [1]
The Broken Man (2013), HarperCollins [2]
The Runaway Woman (2014), HarperCollins [3]
Two Sisters (2020), HarperCollins [4]

References

^ "Novelist Josephine Cox dies aged 82". BBC News. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Josephine Cox, author who drew upon her tough upbringing to write a string of bestsellers – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Josephine Cox Get to Know Jo". Josephinecox.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ Aspin, Jean (October 2007). "Josephine Cox". Authors. Fantastic Fiction.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ "Authors". HarperCollins UK. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ Singh, Anita (11 February 2005). "Children's author tops most borrowed list again". The Independent.
^ Vucicevic, Ajda (24 January 2014). "LBA author Jo Cox invited to appear on Desert Island Discs". LBA Books. Retrieved 16 January 2018.