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A Woman of Substance
The Harte Family Saga (Related to this series)
- Author
- Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Narrator
- Bea Holland
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 4 May 2017
- Run Time
- 35 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
One girl. One secret. One unstoppable ascent.
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?
‘Rivals meets Poldark, with a dash of Downton and Dynasty’ Guardian
'Still a story for our times' The Times
‘ [This] blockbuster 1979 period saga of female empowerment has been remade for a new generation' Daily Mail
‘An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion’ New York Times
‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the best at spinning yarns’ Guardian
Critics Review
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‘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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Details
- Author
- Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Narrator
- Bea Holland
- Duration
- 35 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 May 2017
- ISBN
- 9780008252175
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
Now a major new Channel 4 series starring Brenda Blethyn (Vera) and Jessica Reynolds (Outlander) from OBE‑honoured, award‑winning author Barbara Taylor Bradford One girl. One secret. One unstoppable ascent. 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? ‘Rivals meets Poldark, with a dash of Downton and Dynasty’ Guardian 'Still a story for our times' The Times ‘ [This] blockbuster 1979 period saga of female empowerment has been remade for a new generation' Daily Mail ‘An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion’ New York Times ‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the best at spinning yarns’ Guardian
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