Book description
The new blockbuster from one of the world's greatest storytellers
continues the legacy of A Woman of Substance.
The great-grandaughters of Emma Harte, the heroine of A WOMAN OF
SUBSTANCE and EMMA'S SECRET, follow in her legendary footsteps…
Evan Hughes, Emma's American great-grandaughter, is trying to integrate
into the powerful Harte family. She is caught between her estranged
parents, her new family, and new love. Meanwhile a dangerous enemy
hovers in the background.
Tessa Longden, Evan's cousin, is battling her husband for custody of
their daughter, Adele. When Adele suddenly goes missing, Tessa seeks her
sister Linnet's help.
Linnet O'Neill, the most brilliant businesswoman of the four
great-granddaughters, is the natural heir to her mother, Paula. But her
glittering future at the helm of the vast Harte empire means many sacrifices.
India Standish, the traditionalist in the family, falls in love with a
famous British artist from a working-class background. Madly in love,
India is determined to marry him.
When Evan discovers letters from Emma Harte to her grandmother, the
story is swept back to the 1950s. But it is the revelations in Emma's
letters to her grandmother that give Evan a new perspective and help to
set her free from her own past.
This latest dramatic story in the on-going saga of an extraordinary
family dynasty is full of love, passion and jealousy and is Barbara
Taylor Bradford at her inimitable best. 'The storyteller of
substance.' THE TIMES
'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 sweeping saga full of passion and intrigue… a gripping read.' HELLO
Barbara 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.
