Catherine Cookson remains one of the worlds most celebrated and beloved novelists with over 90 books published and 123 million copies sold. Her characters and stories, infused with true passion and a unique understanding of life, have captured the imaginations of readers around the globe. This special DVD collection includes a selection of her best selling titles that have been successfully adapted for the screen. These 4 high quality productions feature all-star casts and convey all the drama and emotion of each magnificent tale.The Girl: A powerful story of a young girl's survival as the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy mine agent. Loved by the family but humiliated by her step mother, she struggles to become independent, fighting for her freedom, life, and the man she loves.The Rag Nymph: A child is left orphaned and is in danger of following her dead mother's path by living a life of prostitution in a local brothel. Only the love of a rag lady from the slums saves the child and she grows into a beautiful young woman, where she is once against exposed to her destitute past and must fight to survive.The Dwelling Place: At 16 Cissie Brodie finds herself in charge of her five younger brothers and sisters after their parents die in a Cholera epidemic. The workhouse seems the only choice but Cissie will not split up the family and strives to build her siblings a new home.The Wingless Bird: A stirring human drama set on the brink of the First World War. Three very different families are linked by the strong-minded Agnes Conway, who works in her father's confectionery shop, dreaming and planning a better life.