Product description
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
Specifications
| Product ID / ISBN / EAN | 9780007321421 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 3 Sep 2009 |
| Number of Pages | 848 |
| Width | 13.1 cm |
| Height | 20.0 cm |
| Depth | 5.6 cm |