A Woman of Substance (Harte Family Saga)

A celebration of an indomitable spirit here is New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradfords 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 Emmas 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.