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Emma's Secret (Paperback)

by Barbara Taylor Bradford (Author)
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  • Paperback: 688 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (2 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006514413
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006514411
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.1 x 4.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 61,916 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A sweeping saga full of passion and intrigue!a gripping read' Hello! Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford: 'The storyteller of substance' The 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 'Queen of the genre.' Sunday Times


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The book the fans have been waiting for: the much-anticipated sequel to the phenomenally successful A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE. The legendary Emma Harte, the heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns in this sweeping saga of power, corruption, love and secrets! Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of Emma Harte and the guardian of her vast business empire, believes all that Emma left to the family is secure. However, beneath the surface tension is mounting and sibling rivalry brewing. Into this volatile mix walks Evan Hughes, a young American fashion designer. Her grandmother's dying wish was that Evan find Emma Harte. But Emma has been dead for thirty years! Troubled by Evan's presence, and her uncanny resemblance to the family, Paula turns to Emma's war-time diaries. Emma Harte comes vividly back to life. It is London during the Blitz. As bombs drop, sirens wail and her sons go off to war, Emma's trademark resilience, will power and strength all come to the fore. And as the pages unfurl, Paula discovers the secret Emma took to the grave.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Please keep it secret..., 7 Jul 2004
By A Customer
After seeing the other reviews, I embarked on this book with a certain amount of trepidation, having read the previous three in the saga some years ago, and sadly I felt it lived right down to my expectations. It felt over-written, under-edited, and thereby could have been fitted on to half the amount of pages. Excess stressing of the beauty of the characters (well, I know we expect them to all be lovely, but is it necessary to have everyone they meet mentally admiring their perfections?) combined with a rather unlikely scenario of the busy Emma finding time to visit the Houses of Commons on the right day to listen to Churchill's most famous war-time speech made the whole experience rather tedious.

I found it rather incredible that Emma could lay her hands on so much food to support the people in the bombed West End, practically climbing over the rubble to deliver it from baskets... I KNOW this is fiction, but surely in War-time people didn't just have a whole store full of game pies casually at their disposal? My suspended belief had trouble in remaining so. The modern day part was not especially intriguing - even the wait to the end to discover Evan's real family felt like a hard grind.

"To Be The Best" was possibly a sequel too far, but I feel this one really is money for old rope. And heaven help us, there's another on the horizon in the form of "Unexpected Blessings". Is the Unexpected Blessing the fact that Mrs Bradford is hanging up her pen after that one? I have been forced to go back to "A Woman of Substance" to see if it was as good as I'd thought when I first read it at the age of 19. And actually, yes, it's not bad. It moved me in the right places and was an inspiring tale.

On the plus side, someone thoughtfully bought this for my birthday present, so I didn't actually have to spend any money on it - on the down side, I will be forced to read "Unexpected Blessings" out of sheer curiousity and bloody-mindedness. Although I will wait till it's half-price in Smiths or Tescos. Or possibly buy it second-hand from a charity shop...
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A totally unnecessary sequel, 10 Mar 2004
By Begonia Miguel (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This is probably the worst book I have ever read. It draws shamelessly on previous books, and also on events which have already taken place to show how incredibly smart Emma Hart was i.e. Winston Churchill, the Greatest Briton (as seen on BBC)(what was the point for all this anyway?), how she felt we will win the war etc. The over-long descriptions of clothes, furniture, rooms, etc., made several times by different characters makes it really tedious reading. I have to say, I loved a Woman of Substance and therefore this was extremely dissappointing. A totally unneccessary sequel.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not much of a secret - Emma, 1 Mar 2004
By A Customer
I was very disappointed in this book. I have read and enjoyed A Woman of Substance and To Hold The Dream and was therefore keen to read this book and find out what happened to the next generations of the Harte Family. Unfortunately the "secret" of the title was very predictable. Also the plot line concerning Johnathon Ainsley was thin and not developed properly, leading to an unsatisfactory conclusion. Also, the middle chapters, concerning Emma Harte during WWII were poor and seemed to be an advertisement for the Winston Churchill appreciation society. These endless references to Churchill were annoying and did not add to the plot of the book at all. I felt that much of this was simply page filling which I think is unworthy of Ms Taylor Bradford.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A boring waste of time
Having loved A Woman of Substance and the following books in the saga, I eagerly picked up Emma's Secret. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2004 by jlovemore

5.0 out of 5 stars Emma's Secret
I absoltuely loved this book. I have enjoyed A Woman of Substance and To Hold a Dream, and this was no exception. I totally recommend it and I think everyone should buy it. Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2004 by Ms. Joelle Coade

1.0 out of 5 stars No other word for it. Terrible.
I read A Woman Of Substance when I was 14 years old and loved every page of it. True, it is the only Barbara Taylor Bradford book I ever enjoyed as - even by the publication of... Read more
Published on 21 May 2004 by munchkin4

3.0 out of 5 stars Emma's Secret
Even though it is not A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream, or To Be The Best, I do not agree with some of the prevous reviews of Emma's Secret. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2004 by michaela spenger

2.0 out of 5 stars A Woman of Substance it isn't
When I read that there was going to be a follow-up to "A Woman Of Substance," one of my all time favorite books, I was thrilled. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2004 by M. E. Newell

1.0 out of 5 stars A big Disapointment
This is a book that did not need to be written. I found the story very flimsy, pointless and to use a word from one of the authors other books about Emma Harte, no 'substance'. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003 by C. Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book ever, after a woman of substance.
Very good book where we can read about the incomparable emma again. Couldn't put it down. Everyone should read it. If you haven't read it yet, BUY IT. You won't regret your money.
Published on 3 Aug 2003 by e_njine

5.0 out of 5 stars Emma Harte - A welcome return
A brilliant written book which was an absolutely fantastic read, a book I could not put down and I totally recommend it 100%. Read more
Published on 11 Jul 2003

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