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The unputdownable rags to riches story of Emma Harte.
A WOMAN'S AMBITION…
In the brooding moors above a humble Yorkshire village stood Fairley Hall. There, Emma Harte, its oppressed but resourceful servant girl, acquired a shrewd determination. There, she honed her skills, discovered the meaning of treachery, learned to survive, to become a woman, and vowed to make her mark on the world.

A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME…
In the wake of tragedy she rose from poverty to magnificent wealth as the iron-willed force behind a thriving international enterprise. As one of the richest women in the world Emma Harte has almost everything she fought so hard to achieve-save for the dream of love, and for the passion of the one man she could never have.

A DREAM FULFILLED-AND AVENGED.
Through two marriages, two devastating wars, and generations of secrets, Emma's unparalleled success has come with a price. As greed, envy, and revenge consume those closest to her, the brilliant matriarch now finds herself poised to outwit her enemies, and to face the betrayals of the past with the same ingenious resolve that forged her empire.

Notes

Reissue of the perennially popular dynastic rags to riches saga to mark its 30th anniversary, and tying-in with the new BTB novel, Breaking The Rules.

Author Biography

Barbara Taylor Bradford was born in Leeds, and by the age of twenty was an editor and columnist on Fleet Street. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, became an enduring worldwide bestseller. Her novels have sold more than eighty-five million copies worldwide in more than ninety countries and forty languages, and ten mini-series and television movies have been made of her books. She lives in New York City with her husband, television producer Robert Bradford.

Review

'An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion.'
New York Times'A mighty saga. Little has been so riveting since Gone With the Wind' Evening News'A long, satisfying novel of money, power, passion and revenge, set against the sweep of 20th-century history.'
Los Angeles Times'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

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The bestselling, unforgettable epic family saga of drama, betrayal and revenge

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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.

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'An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion.'New York Times

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The bestselling, unforgettable epic family saga of drama, betrayal and revenge

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The bestselling, unforgettable epic family saga of drama, betrayal and revenge * The 40th anniversary reissue of the iconic classic with new Foreword from Fern Britton * An international bestselling author, Barbara Taylor Bradford is published and sold in 89 countries and 39 languages with over 80 million copies of her books in print * An author with a high media profile and hugely loyal fanbase * A major brand name, Barbara Taylor Bradford has been with HarperCollins UK from her bestselling first novel * A Woman of Substance iconic mini-series with Jenny Seagrove and Liam Neeson shows regularly in the UK on the Sony Channel * A Woman of Substance spent over 40 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists, and was a number 1 bestseller in the UK and the US

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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. * Reissue of BTB's most compulsive novel * With over sixty million sales under her belt so far, BTB is synonymous with Bestselling Terrific Books Competition: Danielle Steel, Josephine Cox, Penny Vincenzi, Jackie Collins

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