A Woman of Substance

Now a major new Channel 4 series starring Brenda Blethyn ( Vera ) and Jessica Reynolds ( Outlander ) from OBE‑honoured, award‑winning author Barbara Taylor Bradford One girl. One secret. One unstoppable ascent. In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Fairley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant. By 1968 she is one of the richest women in the world, ruler of a business empire stretching from Yorkshire to the glittering cities of America and the rugged vastness of Australia. But what is the price she has paid? ‘Rivals meets Poldark, with a dash of Downton and Dynasty’ Guardian 'Still a story for our times' The Times ‘ [This] blockbuster 1979 period saga of female empowerment has been remade for a new generation' Daily Mail ‘An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion’ New York Times ‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the best at spinning yarns’ Guardian

Now a major new Channel 4 series starring Brenda Blethyn ( Vera ) and Jessica Reynolds ( Outlander ) from OBE‑honoured, award‑winning author Barbara Taylor Bradford One girl. One secret. One unstoppable ascent. In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Fairley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant. By 1968 she is one of the richest women in the world, ruler of a business empire stretching from Yorkshire to the glittering cities of America and the rugged vastness of Australia. But what is the price she has paid? ‘Rivals meets Poldark, with a dash of Downton and Dynasty’ Guardian 'Still a story for our times' The Times ‘ [This] blockbuster 1979 period saga of female empowerment has been remade for a new generation' Daily Mail ‘An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion’ New York Times ‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the best at spinning yarns’ Guardian

The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the rags to riches story of Emma Harte. A WOMAN'S AMBITION… 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. A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME… 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. A DREAM FULFILLED-AND AVENGED. 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.