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A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte, Bk 1)
A Woman of Substance - Emma Harte, Bk 1
Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Every generation has a woman for whom the world is not big enough... — Emma Harte was that kind of woman. From the moment you meet her, in a private jet en route to the skyscraping Manhattan headquarters of Harte Enterprises, you will be held inescapably in her spell. Born to an impoverished Yorkshire family, seduced and left pregnant at age 15, ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780380491636
ISBN-10: 038049163X
Publication Date: 1980
Pages: 816
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4 stars, based on 41 ratings
Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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A courageous woman who would give Oprah a run for her money, if she were an actual person! Excellent book!
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over 900 pages; some critics praised the description of parties, homes, food and drink, and jewels, but I skipped these descriptive parts.
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Great book! I've just finished the second in the series (Hold the Dream) which I'm also listing. I will be reading #'s 3 & 4 soon!!
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Determined to rise above all she has ever known, ayoung and impoverished Emma Harte embarks on a journey, first of survival, then of unimaginable achievement. Driven to succeed, the iron willed Emma parlays a small shop into the worlds greatest department store and an international business empire: Hatre Enterprises.
Unhappily married twice, loving only the one man she can never marry, personal happiness eludes her. Harte Enterprises, the realization of her grand dreams. is her all. Her heart her soul her life. When those closest to her threaten threten to destroy her empire through through their greed and emvy, Emma brilliantly outwits her enemies. She wreaks her devastating revenge on those who would betray her in a way only she knows how.
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book one of the harte family
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reviewed A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte, Bk 1) on + 12 more book reviews
This is one of my favorite books of all time.
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A Novel of Love and Ambition. The steaming story of Emma Harte, who rises from servant girl to beome as international corporate power. A must read bood.
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A celebration of an indomitable spirit, here is New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford's 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, 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.
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"A long, satisfying novel of money and power, passion and revenge..."
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Loved the book
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This is abridged. It reduces a 911 page paperback down to 2 cassette tapes.
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I really loved this book. I've read it at least three times!

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