Voice of the Heart [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Taylor Bradford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1984

With her stunning beauty, brilliant talent, and almost magical allure, the irresistible Katherine Tempest has the world at her feet. Her rise from unknown actress to Hollywood legend is one marked by dazzling performances and a carefully concealed, yet undeniably ruthless, determination to succeed. Katherine irrevocably changes the lives of her closest friends: the two men who love her, the woman who trusts her implicitly. She never looks back until she needs the one thing they alone can give her- forgiveness.

As she did so masterfully in her magnificent trilogy of A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream, and To Be the Best, Barbara Taylor Bradford draws us into a world of a strong and powerful woman who made her choices...then was left to live with them. Moving from the stages of London to the bright lights of Hollywood, this is a richly detailed and deeply emotional novel that comes straight from Barbara Taylor Bradford's heart to yours.

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Voice of the Heart is the sort of book I cannot resist, indeed I pray to find." --The Washington Times Magazine

"It really keeps you turning the pages, wondering just why it is that two beautiful women who were once great friends are now sworn enemies." --The Daily Express (UK)

"A rare treat. We guarantee you will laugh and cry with the characters and that you won't be able to put it down." --Literary Guild Magazine

"Meant to be read in a peignoir on a chaise lounge whist nibbling scented chocolates." --Cosmopolitan

"The geography of Voice of the Heart takes a reader to all the right places." --Los Angeles Times

"A rich tapestry of love and romance. The surprise ending is both poignant and fitting." --San Diego Union

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford now sets her enthralling storytelling talents against a glittering tapestry of love and success as an ambitious beauty strives to make her dazzling dreams come true at any cost…

EVEYTHING A WOMAN WANTS
Rising from unknown actress to Hollywood star, internationally renowned Katherine Tempest has the world at her feet. Envied by her peers, worshipped by all men, and applauded by fans worldwide, Katherine’s magnetism is spellbinding. While everyone knows the legend, only a select few are privileged enough to know the woman. And her secrets…

EVERYTHING A WOMAN NEEDS
For behind the façade of the world’s most famous beauty is a life as carefully constructed as her flawless image. Perfectly ruthless, determined, and manipulative, she has irrevocably changed the lives of everyone she touched. Now, with one terrible lie she has set her own life on a grand course of self-destruction, and is desperately in need of the one thing that can save it: the trust and forgiveness of each friend and lover she has betrayed.

EVERYTHING A WOMAN RISKS
Moving from the intimate stages of London to the dazzling lights of Hollywood to the private quarters of the rich and famous, Katherine must now give the performance of a lifetime—as herself—when the final curtain threatens to come down on all she has fought for, aspired to, and dreamed of.

“A rare treat. We guarantee you will laugh and cry with the characters and that you won’t be able to put it down.”—Literary Guild Magazine

“Voice of the Heart is the sort of book I cannot resist, indeed I pray to find.”—The Washington Times Magazine

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam; First Edition edition (February 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553239201
• ISBN-13: 978-0553239201
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,065,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ******* Typical Barbara Taylor Bradford *******, October 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Voice of the Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished "Voice of the Heart" and it was good, if not slightly tacky. The middle section was pretty long (like about 600 pages) but held my attention though most of it, and the ending was fairly satisfying and unpredictable enough to surprise you. Good character descriptions and a good storyline. Worth a read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A WORDY MUMBO JUMBO DELIVERY, January 24, 2011

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M. B. "Martin Boucher" (Montreal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voice of the Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

Barbara Taylor Bradford's lackluster second novel after the highly-popular "A Woman of Substance" is doomed for the recycle bin for its turtle-paced plot, unappealing characters, but mostly for its trite narrative. Protagonist Francesca Cunningham has all the making of a Londonian Cinderella Complex candidate when she falls head over heals for movie star producer with a past Victor Mason who seems not that into her. In comes actress Katharine Tempest, the Wicked Witch of the West Coast who secretly has eyes for destruction in her quest of making it big, career-wise. Once she does spit out her venom (after many many long chapters), everything turns topsy-turvy for all involved, including yours truly who has been waiting so patiently for captivation to hit the fan. But, alas, all is way too late. Between long descriptive enumeration of settings and beautiful people lies the obvious fact that the novel is nearly plot-free. Nothing really happens to its cotton-candy characters. Their hook ups and break ups simmer in a lengthy (700+ pages) pen-happy delivery that would have been more rewarding had it been cut in half. Someone also needs to tell Miss Bradford that her male point of view is definitely not her forte. Her Victor/Nicholas duo team comes across awkwardly ill-defined rather than prone to mere male bonding. But prolific as she is, she must have found ways to correct this mishap by now. Or is it that her mostly wide female readership just doesn't care. You be the judge.-----Martin Boucher