Barbara Taylor Bradford
Author of A Woman of Substance
About the Author
Barbara Taylor Bradford was born in Upper Armley, Leeds, in Yorkshire on May 10, 1933. At the age of fifteen, she was working as a typist for the Yorkshire Evening Post. After six months, she was promoted to cub reporter in the newsroom. At eighteen, she became the newspaper's Woman's Page Editor show more and at twenty, she headed for London where she became Fashion Editor of the magazine Woman's Own. She also reported for the London Evening News, Today Magazine and other publications, covering everything from crime to show business. In 1961, she met her future husband Robert Bradford and they were married in 1963. After they married, they moved to the United States and she began writing a syndicated column, Designing Woman. The column was published for twelve years and received several awards. Her debut novel, A Woman of Substance, was published in 1979 and she has since written over 20 novels. Many of her novels have been made into television mini-series including A Woman of Substance, Voice of the Heart, Act of Will, Everything to Gain and A Secret Affair. She also wrote children's books and eight books on decorating. She has received numerous awards for her work including the Matrix Award from New York Women in Communication Inc in 1985, the City of Hope's Spirit of Life Award in 1995, the Five Towns Music and Art Foundation's Award of Achievement for outstanding accomplishments in the field of Literature in 1997 and the British Excellence Award in 1998. She was inducted into the Matrix Hall of Fame in 1998 and into the Writers Hall of Fame of America in 2003. In 2007, she was awarded an OBE (The Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to Literature. She is a member of the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress. She is also involved in several charity projects such as Literacy Partners and the Police Athletic League of New York City. She made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2014 with her title Cavendon Hall. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Barbara Taylor Bradford in 2008 - Photo: ©Larry Marano
Series
Works by Barbara Taylor Bradford
To Be the Best 7 copies
Cavendon Hall (Cavendon Hall, #1) 2 copies
Etiquette to Please Him (How to be the Perfect Wife Series) (How to be the Perfect Wife, Etiquette to Please Him) (1969) 2 copies
Krigets vindar över Cavendon Hall 2 copies
Le secret de Katie Byrne 1 copy
Just rewards 1 copy
BATICAT E FATIT 1 copy
PRETUL SUCCESULUI 1 copy
PRETUL SUCCESULUI VOL2 1 copy
TUDO A GANHAR 1 copy
Tiempo de una vida 1 copy
La voce del cuore 1 copy
Appuntamento a Parigi 1 copy
The Revenscar Dynasty 1 copy
Geçmişin İzleri 1 copy
Barbara Taylor Bradford Collection 8 Books Set Pack ((Remember, Act of Will, Angel, A Sudden Change of Heart, Hold the… (1900) 1 copy
Сбогуване във Венеция 1 copy
Yasak İlişki 1 copy
Sonho Dourado, 2º vol. 1 copy
Auf den Flügeln der Hoffnung 1 copy
A Voz do Coração I 1 copy
Kvinnorna på Cavendon Hall 1 copy
Act of Will 1 copy
Associated Works
Of Love and Life: Three Weeks in Paris / The Secret Life of Bees / Fair Game (2002) — Contributor — 4 copies
De stenen aap; Het huis Moerland; De Huurling; Drie weken in Parijs — Author — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1933-05-10
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Northcote School for Girls
- Occupations
- editor (newspaper)
columnist (newspaper)
writer
author
novelist - Organizations
- James Madison Council of Library of Congress
PACT (Parents & Abducted Children Together)
The New York Pops Orchestra
The Police Athletic League - Awards and honors
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Contemporary Novel, 2006)
appeared on a postage stamp (1999 | St. Vincent and Granada )
Order of the British Empire (Officer, 2007)
Writers Hall of Fame of America, 2003 - Agent
- Paul Gitlin
- Short biography
- Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE (May 10 1933) is an English novelist. Her 1979 debut, A Woman of Substance, ranks as one of the top-ten bestselling novels in history, with more than 31 million copies in print. She is also the first author in publishing history to record 24 consecutive bestselling novels in both the US and the UK. Bradford was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire 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 and Northcote School for Girls she 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-one (81) 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 the No. 1 best-selling author of women's fiction over the last 30 years.
Currently, one of the richest living authors, Bradford's personal wealth has exceeded £145 million, making her one of the wealthiest women in the UK. Barbara lives in New York City with television producer Robert Bradford, her husband since 1963.
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A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Near 800 pages, but still an easy read. Emma Harte, in 1968, is a very wealthy woman. The book goes back to when she is 15 kitchen maid at the turn of the century, and tells how she gained her wealth, and what she lost along the way
Earlier in the series, this is on the way to, but not quite yet suffering the same issues as "Just Rewards" by the same author (constant name checking and relationship-declaring to allow a reader to stand the chance of remembering who is who).[return][return]the premise is the finding of Emma Harte's diaries, and the appearance of Evan (who looks suspiciously like Emma) and attempting to find out where she sits in all things. How or why this takes 650 pages, I'm not entirely sure....
Near 800 pages, but still an easy read. Emma Harte, in 1968, is a very wealthy woman. The book goes back to when she is 15 kitchen maid at the turn of the century, and tells how she gained her wealth, and what she lost along the way
I always enjoy reading Barbara Taylor Bradford novels. In my opinion, some are better than others. "breaking the rules" was one of her better novels. The only reason I gave it four stars versus 5, was because it did drag at times. The main character, "M", is mysterious with several secrets. She ventures to New York in hopes of becoming a fashion model. There she meets a famous actor by the name of Larry Vaughn. Their attraction is instantaneous. Her adventures take her to the capitals of Paris and London. However, some of her secrets are impossible to hide. Will she find true happiness and fame, once her secrets are revealed?… (more)
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- Works
- 122
- Also by
- 15
- Members
- 15,084
- Popularity
- #1,520
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 244
- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 21
- Favorited
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- Touchstones
- 101
