Woman Of Substance [40th Anniversary Edition]

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

Now a major new Channel 4 series starring Brenda Blethyn (Vera) and Jessica Reynolds (Outlander) from OBE-honoured, award-winning author Barbara Taylor Bradford
One girl. One secret. One unstoppable ascent.

In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Fairley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant.

By 1968 she is one of the richest women in the world, ruler of a business empire stretching from Yorkshire to the glittering cities of America and the rugged vastness of Australia.

But what is the price she has paid?

'Rivals meets Poldark, with a dash of Downton and Dynasty' Guardian

'Still a story for our times' The Times

' [This] blockbuster 1979 period saga of female empowerment has been remade for a new generation' Daily Mail

'An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion' New York Times

'Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the best at spinning yarns' Guardian

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780007321421
Published: September 2009

Number of pages: 848
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 46 mm

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers