Her books have sold more than 91 million copies and have been published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries.
Bestselling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, best known for penning A Woman Of Substance, has died at the age of 91, it has been announced.
She was often labelled "the grand dame of blockbusters", with her books selling more than 91 million copies to date, and having been published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries.She began work as a typist for the Yorkshire Evening Post before she was promoted to reporter and then went on to become the paper's first woman's editor.
Taylor Bradford had started and ditched several novels while pursuing her journalistic career - until she hit the big time when A Woman Of Substance was published in 1979, making her an overnight success. "The door opens and all I can say is that a powerhouse of glamour and warmth heads towards me, grabs me, hugs me, and says... 'You are my Emma Harte'. And that was the start of a long friendship with the force of nature that I am proud to call my friend - Barbara Taylor Bradford.
The author later published A Man Of Honour, the prequel to A Woman Of Substance, which starts five years before the original and follows the fortunes of Blackie O'Neill, who leaves County Kerry for Leeds to build a better life, and meets kitchen maid Emma Harte.
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