The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns…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.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 TimesBarbara Taylor Bradford was born and raised in England. She started her writing career on the Yorkshire Evening Post and later worked as a journalist in London. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, became an enduring bestseller and was followed by twenty-three others, including the bestselling Harte series. In 2006 The Ravenscar Dynasty began an epic new family series around Ravenscar and the house of Deravenel. Barbara’s books have sold more than eighty-one million copies worldwide in more than ninety countries and forty languages. In October of 2007, Barbara was appointed an OBE by the Queen for her services to literature. She lives in New York City with her husband, television producer Robert Bradford.Emma’s Secret in hardback spent weeks on the Sunday Times bestseller list, reaching number 3The major publicity surrounding Emma’s Secret in hardback – Desert Island Discs, breakfast TV, Richard & Judy, broadsheet and magazine interviews – raised BTB’s profile hugely.• An international bestselling author, Barbara Taylor Bradford commands sales and star status in eighty-nine countries and thirty-nine languages with over sixty-one million copies of her books in print• An author with a high media profile BTB is synonymous with Bestselling Terrific Books and nine of her novels have been adapted for televisionBarbara Taylor Bradford has enthralled millions of readers with page-turning plots, captivating narratives, compassion and excitement and characters that linger in the heart and mind long after the book is closed• A major brand name, Barbara Taylor Bradford has been with HarperCollins UK for over thirty years from her bestselling first novel A Woman Of SubstanceCompetition: Something Dangerous;A Question of Trust;Silent Night;Missing Sister;Last Letter Home. Danielle Steel;Penny Vincenzi;Lucinda Riley;Rachel Hore;Lesley Pearse;Santa Montefiore;Dinah Jefferies;Philippa Gregory;Georgette Heyer
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