Josephine Cox

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

Biography Cox was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, and was one of the 10 children of an alcoholic father.

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

Her publisher, Harper Collins, announced Cox's death in 2020, 2 days after her 82nd birthday. 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.

Selected works The Beachcomber (2013), HarperCollins The Broken Man (2013), HarperCollins The Runaway Woman (2014), HarperCollins Two Sisters (2020), HarperCollins