The legendary Emma Harte heroine of A Woman of Substance returns…The legendary Emma Harte heroine of A Woman of Substance returns…At the centre of this sweeping saga stands Paula O'Neill beloved granddaughter of Emma and the guardian of her vast business empire. Paula believes that all that Emma left to the family is secure. However beneath the surface sibling rivalry and discontent are beginning to flare.Into this volatile mix walks Evan Hughes a young American fashion designer. On her deathbed Evan's grandmother told her to find 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 Emma's recently discovered war-time diaries to find the truth…The decades fall away. It is London during The Blitz and Emma Harte comes vividly back to life. Working hard under war-time conditions she is also holding her family together as bombs drop sirens wail and her sons go off to war. As she struggles to cope the indomitability will power and strength that have forged Emma into the woman she is all come to the fore.As the pages unfurl Paula discovers the secret Emma Harte took to the grave to protect others.Emma's Secret is vintage Barbara Taylor Bradford. Emotion drama intrigue and passion fill the pages in a spellbinding novel which only she could write.In Emma's Secret the bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford brings to life a world of romance intrigue and war. This historical saga is a must-read for fans of 20th-century fiction.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
