The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the rags to riches story of Emma Harte The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the rags to riches story of Emma Harte. The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the rags to riches story of Emma Harte In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Fairley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant. By 1968 she is one of the richest women in the world, ruler of a business empire stretching from Yorkshire to the glittering cities of America and the rugged vastness of Australia. But what is the price she has paid? A Woman of Substance is as impossible to put down as it is to forget. This multi-million copy bestseller is truly a novel of our times. 'Queen of the genre' Sunday Times The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the rags to riches story of Emma Harte. In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Fairley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant. By 1968 she is one of the richest women in the world, ruler of a business empire stretching from Yorkshire to the glittering cities of America and the rugged vastness of Australia. But what is the price she has paid? A Woman of Substance is as impossible to put down as it is to forget. Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford: ‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the world’s best at spinning yarns’ Guardian ‘As romantic and thrilling as the rest’ Independent on Sunday ‘Another great yarn from the ultimate storyteller’ The Sun ‘An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion.’New York Times The bestselling, unforgettable epic family saga of drama, betrayal and revenge Barbara Taylor Bradford was born and raised in Leeds, and worked as a journalist in London. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, is one of the bestelling novels of all time and Barbara’s books have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. In 2007, Barbara was appointed an OBE by the Queen for her services to literature. Ten miniseries and television movies have been made of her books. She currently lives in New York City. The bestselling, unforgettable epic family saga of drama, betrayal and revenge • f BTB’s first and most enduringly popular novel • An international bestselling author, Barbara Taylor Bradford commands sales and star status in eighty-nine countries and thirty-nine languages with over sixty-one million copies of her books in print • An author with a high media profile BTB is synonymous with Bestselling Terrific Books and nine of her novels have been adapted for television Barbara Taylor Bradford has enthralled millions of readers with page-turning plots, captivating narratives, compassion and excitement and characters that linger in the heart and mind long after the book is closed • A major brand name, Barbara Taylor Bradford has been with HarperCollins UK for over thirty years from her bestselling first novel A Woman Of Substance Competition: by;Danielle Steel;Penny Vincenzi;Lucinda Riley;Rachel Hore;Lesley Pearse;Santa Montefiore;Philippa Gregory;Victoria Hislop;Elizabeth Noble;Jenny Eclair;Soraya M.Lane;Fern Britton
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