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A Woman of Substance [Special Edition] (Paperback)

by Barbara Taylor Bradford (Author)
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  • Paperback: 880 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; 30th Anniversary ed edition (14 Jun 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586208313
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586208311
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.1 x 5.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,889 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

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Reissue of the perenially popular dynastic rags to riches saga to coincide with the publication of its sequel, Emma's Secret. 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? A Woman of Substance is as impossible to put down as it is to forget. This multi-million copy bestseller is truly a novel of our times.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Woman of substance, 26 May 2004
By Clare "Bookaholic" (England) - See all my reviews
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This is a stunning story following the story of Emma Harte from her humble, poor beginnings and the story leading to the founding of her empire. You really feel as though you are there every step of the way from when she leaves where her home is to finding her way and how she finds help with Blackie and her continuing strength against all odds.
This is a beautiful story and pretty much one you won't forget, this is by far Barbara Taylor Bradford's best work.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Too long and boring., 31 Dec 2006
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I love and enjoy reading long stories and big novels but this book really bored me. I found it very difficult to get into the story from the very beginning and struggled to keep reading. I finally gave up half way through, which was more than enough. It is not really worth buying.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Should have been a shorter book., 24 April 2006
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I read this book because it was one of the books discussed in "The Reading Group" by Elizabeth Noble. I'm afraid I was disappointed.
It is a saga following the life of a young, poverty stricken girl. Starting as a servant in the Fairly mansion, it details her rise to the eventual accumulation of extreme wealth through business - and the Fairly family's downfall.
Overly descriptive and drawn out. Would have been decidedly better in 400 pages. And, horror of horrors, there's a sequel, bringing the total saga to over 1600 pages. Groan.
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