Dorothy R. reviewed on 11/10/2006 + 160 more book reviews

Only once in each generation does a novel so totally captivate the hearts of the world. Such a book is Barbara Taylor Bradford's phenomenal bestseller A Woman of Substance the compelling saga of extraordinary Emma Harte, a woman for whom the world is not big enough.. A Woman of substance...Emma isn't born to weath, she fights for if with the power of her grand dreams. Born to an impoverished Yorkshire family, seduced and cruelly left pregnant at age fifteen, Emma's indomitable will to survive propels her to the top of a fabulous worldwide empire. harte Enterprises is her life, her soul, her family. Loved by many men, truly understood by only one, marriage teached her the high price she has paid for incredible success. Through a half century of triumph and tragedy, celebration and war, Emma flourishes and rules her dynasty with wisdom and compassion until the empire that took a lifetime of love and sacrifice to build is threatened by the greed and jealousy of those closest to her. Never has a woman so deserved to wreak brilliant, beautiful revenge....

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