Barbara Taylor Bradford

A Woman of Substance

Mom’s favorite book that she insisted I read. Great story but very long! 

Alicia Evans

Tarannum Kamlani

Kate Lillie

Jacqueline Jordan 

Sarah Kessler

Paula O'Neil has inherited her grandmother Emma Harte's dream for success-a magnificent business empire in London shared by Paula's daughters, Linnet and Tessa. Yet their future is far less secure than any woman imagines. For beneath the dazzling surface, flares a rivalry and discontent that leave them vulnerable to the dreams of others. Into the fray arrives enigmatic American fashion designer Evan Hughes seeking employment. But her interest in the Harte dynasty is a personal one. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Harte lineage, Evan's arrival begins to unravel a mystery that hides in the family's shadows, and that waits to be revealed in Emma's long-lost diaries. Now as the past unfolds, so emerges an extraordinary tale of money and power, passion and revenge, and survival and triumph at any price-one that will irrevocably change the lives and loves of four women and shake an empire to its very foundation.

Emma's Secret

Vilde

A New York Times BestsellerA Book of the Month Club Alternate SelectionA Literary Guild Main SelectionThe legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns in Emma's Secret, a novel that showcases the storytelling power of Barbara Taylor Bradford.Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of the legendary Emma Harte and the guardian of her vast business empire, believes that everything Emma left to the family is secure. Beneath the surface, however, sibling rivalry and discontent flare. Her daughters, Linnet and Tessa, are as different as they can be, and one of them desperately wants the empire to be hers. Into this volatile mix walks Evan Hughes, a young American fashion designer looking for Emma Harte. But Emma has been dead for thirty years, and Evan bears an uncanny resemblance to Paula O'Neill. Troubled by Evan's presence, Paula turns to her grandmother's recently discovered wartime diaries to find the truth, and Emma comes vividly back to life . . .About the author: For three years in a row, the London Daily Mail ranked her as #1 on the list of highest-earning British women (excluding Queen Elizabeth). In February 1998, the upscale British glossy Harper's & Queen, afforded her the same distinction. Barbara Taylor Bradford has been one of the world's most cherished storytellers, selling more than 60 million books in 39 languages in 89 countries. Barbara Taylor Bradford lives in New York City with her husband, producer Robert Bradford.

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Kymberly L McNabb

A Woman of Substance

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