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Hold the Dream
The Harte Family Saga (Related to this series)
- Author
- Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Narrator
- Bea Holland
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 21 November 2019
- Run Time
- 29 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
From the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes the continuing story of indomitable heroine, Emma Harte
Emma Harte is now eighty years old and ready to hand over the reins of the vast business empire she has created.
To her favourite grandchild, Paula McGill Fairley, Emma bequeaths her mighty retailing empire with these heartfelt words: ‘I charge you to hold my dream.’
A towering international success, this is the powerfully moving tale of one woman’s determination to ‘hold the dream’ which was entrusted to her, and in so doing find the happiness and passion which is her legacy.
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Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford:
'Queen of the genre.' Sunday 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
‘A classic saga of loyalty, secrets, passion and intrigue…if you’ve been suffering withdrawal symptoms from Downton, this is for you’ Daily Mail
‘As romantic and thrilling as the rest’ Independent on Sunday
‘Another great yarn from the ultimate storyteller’ The Sun
‘The storyteller of substance.’ The Times
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Details
- Author
- Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Narrator
- Bea Holland
- Duration
- 29 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 November 2019
- ISBN
- 9780008382278
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
From the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes the continuing story of indomitable heroine, Emma Harte Emma Harte is now eighty years old and ready to hand over the reins of the vast business empire she has created. To her favourite grandchild, Paula McGill Fairley, Emma bequeaths her mighty retailing empire with these heartfelt words: ‘I charge you to hold my dream.’ A towering international success, this is the powerfully moving tale of one woman’s determination to ‘hold the dream’ which was entrusted to her, and in so doing find the happiness and passion which is her legacy.
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