Is It Possible

[Barsel]

To read a book online without having a Kindle or apps etc?
A neighbour has asked me to find out what this book is about ( Catherine Cookson A Sisters Obsession) but I've only been able to find out very little.
I don't have a smart phone etc just a PC.
I've not been able to find out if it's been made into a film for television either.
I would be grateful for any help please.

[nero2024]

Amazon.com User Recommendation

look like she'll have to buy it
26 Used from £1.16
15 New from £3.99

[jno]

sometimes old, out of copyright books are placed online; but it's unlikely with more recent books, whose authors are alive and want payment for their work (or their heirs do)

There's a synopsis here

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/31321/a-sisters-obsession-by-catherine-cookson/9780552176248

[Ken4155]

She could try this website and see if it's listed on there;

https://readfrom.net/catherine-cookson

[Barsel]

Thanks for your answers.

[Barsel]

Is there anyway of finding out when the book was written?

[Maydup]

If you search for the title of the book you will find a synopsis quite easily.

Choose the penguin or Waterstones link for example.

[Maydup]

Here’s some blurb about the story

Amazon.com User Recommendation

[Toorak]

It looks as though the title might have changed from The Obsession, published originally in 1995. It is not listed here but synopses of the two books are the same.

https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/catherine-cookson/

[roadman]

you would think you can find out what a book is about before buying it could you get it from a library

[roadman]

the library staff will be able to help you you might even be able to ring them

[Barsel]

Selling it here, https://www.owlbarn.co.uk/a-sister-s-obsession/ but I still can't find out when it was written/published and although it mentions Beatrice and Rosie, I think my neighbour was hoping to find out the names of more of the characters. (No I don't know why) but she is 92 yrs old and doesn't have the internet so I said I would find out what I can.
From what I can make out, she watches Catherine Cookson films on the TV and she wanted to know if had been made into a film.

[Barsel]

Roadman, I did phone the library but I got the title wrong and said it was called A Sisters Suspicion!
I'll try them again tomorrow with the correct title.

[Barsel]

Don't you just love old people?
Just phoned my neighbour to tell her what I've been able to find out and then she tells me Catherine Cookson wrote it a long time ago but someone called Rosie Goodwin has rewritten it and it came out in the Spring of 2022.
I've told her she might as well buy it as I expect it will be too new to be in the library.
Wish she had told me all this at the beginning.
Thanks again to all for your help.

[nero2024]

if you had clicked on my answer you would have found out all you wanted

[barry1010]

I can't find a version written by Rosie Goodwin

[Barsel]

nero2024 I did click on your answer but it didn't tell me that, from what I can make out, Catherine Cookson wrote the book called The Obsession and then Rosie Goodwin wrote the same story and called it A Sisters Obsession which Toorak pointed out to me, but to be honest, I didn't think that would be something that someone could do.

[Barsel]

Barry, I'm giving up on this as I'm finding it too confusing. I can only find A Sisters Obsession by Catherine Cookson.
My neighbour who wanted to know about this book is 92 yrs old and she gets confused. I thought she asked me to find out about a book called A Sisters Suspicion by Daisy Goodwin, and this is what I asked for when I phoned the library, so I think she's confused and I'm confused, so I'm leaving it now and I've told her to ask her daughter to buy the book for her.

[barry1010]

You tried, so don't be disheartened

[Canary42]

In the Hampshire Library area, Winchester, Tadley, and Fleet all have a copy. I feel sure other areas will also have copies.