Josephine Cox, néeBrindle (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, and was 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.[2] She eventually became a teacher and wrote her first novel, Her Father’s Sins (published 1987), after her friend brought her paper and pens to keep her occupied while Cox was in hospital.[7]
Cox also wrote under the name Jane Brindle, her mother's name. Altogether she wrote more than 50 books.[8]
Her publisher, Harper Collins, announced Cox's death in 2020 at the age of 82. She was described as a prolific author who grew up in poverty and went on to sell millions of copies of her family dramas, totaling over 60 books, over a writing career that spanned more than three decades.[9]
