Catherine —, author of novels The Gillyvors and The Invitation (7)

I believe the answer is:
cookson
(Other definitions for cookson that I've seen before include "Catherine --, English writer" , "Catherine -. English romantic novelist" , "Catherine -, Eng. writer of popular romances" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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