A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance
by Barbara Taylor Bradford

A Woman of Substance
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Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-30
ISBN: 0312935579
Number of pages: 928
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

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Book Review: Melodramatic Tale With Rags-To-Riches Heroine
Summary: 4 Stars

Emma Harte is a larger-than-life heroine into whose story you are immediately swept. From her impoverished childhood on the Yorkshire moors through her rise to the heights of wealth and its inherent possessions, Emma's story is engrossing, entertaining, and enlightening.

Emma Harte is not the most likeable of heroines. In fact, I was turned off by her need for vengeance and her vendetta of sixty plus years. Her total absorption with money was also off-putting. Nevertheless, because the roots of her needs were so obvious, her story was believable and enjoyable to follow, if not always admirable.

When we first meet her she is an elderly woman who has a huge bombshell to explode at a family gathering. Although we must wait nearly 700 pages to understand the dimensions of this, the wait is worth it. Also worth the 700+ pages are Emma's rise from poverty, the endearing people she meets along the way, and the great story that pairs her with the love of her life---and it's not either of her husbands!

From Blackie O'Neill, her lusty life-long friend, to the charming Kallinski family who becomes her lifeline, to the angelic Laura who becomes her dearest friend, this is the story of a young girl, a woman, a mother who achieves much and loses much. However, she endures to reap the rewards and the heartaches of a long life.

Through two world wars and across the English landscape, the story develops and enchants. However, one rather large piece of titillating information is left unexplained, and I found this rather disheartening.

Summary of A Woman of Substance

A celebration of an indomitable spirit, here is New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford's dazzling saga of a woman who dared to dream--and to triumph against all odds...

In the brooding moors above a humble Yorkshire village stood Fairley Hall. There, Emma Harte, its oppressed but resourceful servant girl, acquired a shrewd determination. There, she honed her skills, discovered the meaning of treachery, learned to survive, to become a woman,
and vowed to make her mark on the world.

In the wake of tragedy she rose from poverty to magnificent wealth as the iron-willed force behind a thriving international enterprise. As one of the richest women in the world Emma Harte has almost everything she fought so hard to achieve--save for the dream of love,
and for the passion of the one man she could never have.

Through two marriages, two devastating wars, and generations of secrets, Emma's unparalleled success has come with a price. As greed, envy, and revenge consume those closest to her, the brilliant matriarch now finds herself poised to outwit her enemies, and to face the betrayals of the past with the same ingenious resolve that forged her empire.

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