Barbara Taylor Bradford was born in Leeds, and by the age of twenty was an editor and columnist on Fleet Street. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, became an enduring worldwide bestseller. Her novels have sold more than eighty-five million copies worldwide in more than ninety countries and forty languages, and ten mini-series and television movies have been made of her books. She lives in New York City with her husband, television producer Robert Bradford.
‘Barbara Taylor Bradford returns to her roots with this classic
saga of loyalty, secrets, passion and intrigue…if you’ve been
suffering withdrawal symptoms from Downton, this is for you’ Daily
Mail ‘A stately home, a dangerous secret and two families whose
fates have been intertwined for generations…a gripping period piece
set on the brink of the Great War. Exquisite escapism of the
highest order’ The Lady ‘A glorious family saga for Downton Abbey
fans…This is Barbara Taylor Bradford in her element, terrific stuff
full of drama, passion, romance and danger.’ Sarah Broadhurst,
Lovereading.co.uk ‘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
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