Barbara Taylor Bradford: A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream, to Be the Best [Paperback]

Barbara Taylor Bradford (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (Trd) (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553600494
• ISBN-13: 978-0553600490
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,048,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Barbara Taylor Bradford, OBE is one of the world's best loved storytellers. Her 1979 debut novel, A Woman of Substance, ranks as one of the top-ten bestselling books of all-time, with more than 30 million copies in print. All 25 of her novels to date have been major worldwide bestsellers. Her 26th book, Playing The Game, will be published on October 12th by St. Martin's Press.

Bradford was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire (UK) as the only child of Freda and Winston Taylor. She grew up in the Leeds suburb of Armley and after Town Street Church of England School worked in the typing pool at the Yorkshire Evening Post before going into journalism. By the age of twenty she was the fashion editor of Woman's Own Magazine and an editor and columnist on Fleet Street for the London Evening News.

Bradford's books have sold more than eighty-two (82) million copies worldwide in more than ninety (90) countries and forty (40) languages. Ten (10) of her books have been made into miniseries and television movies, making her one of the best-selling authors over the last 30 years.

In April of 2003, Mrs. Bradford was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America alongside Mark Twain, Langston Hughes and Dr. Seuss. She was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours list for her contributions to literature. Her original manuscripts are archived at the Brotherton Library at Leeds University, alongside the works of the Bronte sisters. In 2009, Barbara's publishers began a worldwide 30th anniversary celebration of A Woman of Substance. The first annual Woman of Substance Awards took place on September 10th 2009 at the Dorchester Hotel in London. She lives in New York City with her husband, of 43 years, television producer Robert Bradford.

Her official website is: www.barbarataylorbradford.com

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and Motivating to Woman, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Barbara Taylor Bradford: A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream, to Be the Best (Paperback)

I found this entire series to be very powerful and motivating. It is a continuing saga about a woman who rises from nothingness to be a great power and overcomes many obstacles laid before her throughout her life. I cheered for Emma and Paula throughout the stories and I cried for them both also. I don't usually read this style of book but I loved these and have become and great BTB fan!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful series, August 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Barbara Taylor Bradford: A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream, to Be the Best (Paperback)

Great books to get hooked on reading