Catherine Dickens numerous—all of which he strenuously denied. In June 1858 Charles and Catherine Dickens separated. The exact cause of the separation is unknown, although attention at the time and since has focused on rumours of an affair between Dickens and Ellen Ternan and/or Catherine's sister, Georgina Hogarth. A bracelet intended for Ellen Ternan had supposedly been delivered to the Dickens household some months previously, leading to accusation and denial. Dickens' friend, William Makepeace Thackeray, later asserted that Dickens's separation from Catherine was due to a liaison with Ternan, rather than with Georgina Hogarth as had been put to him. This remark
Catherine Jones (novelist) Annie Jones. Later she started to write books under her married name Catherine Jones. Since 2007, she also signed under her maiden name Kate Lace and since 2014 as Fiona Field. Catherine Jones (novelist) Catherine Jones, née Lace (born 25 October 1956) is a British writer of romance novels since 1990. She also wrote as Kate Lace and Fiona Field and as Annie Jones in collaboration. She is the twentyfourth elected Chairman (2007–2009) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Born Catherine Lace on 25 October 1956, she went to an all-girls school then joined the army and served for 8 years,