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The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the 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.This historical saga a classic of 20th century fiction showcases the romance and resilience of Emma Harte. The bestselling book by the Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford is a testament to the indomitable spirit of women.For fans of Danielle Steel (A Good Woman) Rosie Goodwin (The Winter Promise) Santa Montefiore (The Last Secret of the Deverills) Lucinda Riley (The Shadow Sister) and Penny Vincenzi (Forbidden Places).
Barbara Taylor Bradford was born and raised in Leeds, and worked as a journalist in London. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, is an enduring bestseller and is followed by many more, including the... more