Most Popular Books by Barbara Taylor

1926. One stately home''s future lies with four very different young women... On a summer weekend in 1926 the Ingham family gathers at Cavendon Hall, the great house in Yorkshire that has been their family home for centuries, summoned by the Earl. With them are the Swanns who have served the house for generations - and know all their secrets. The estate is under threat: the aftermath of the Great War has left Cavendon facing ruin. Its heir is pushing for divorce so he can follow his heart. And the Earl has a surprise of his own. Four young women from both sides of the house will be the ones to shape its future - Daphne, fighting to modernise her ancestral home; Cecily Swann, forging a path as a fashion designer in London; Deidre, the career girl, and Dulcie, the outspoken debutante. They will change the estate''s future for good or ill as the roaring twenties burn towards the Great Depression. Nothing will ever be the same again...

The next installment in the dramatic new Ravenscar series from the international bestselling author of Woman of Substance.

The book the fans have been waiting for: the much-anticipated sequel to the phenomenally successful A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford comes the first book in a stunning new historical saga. Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor, but James Lionel Falconer, who spends his days working at his father’s market stall, is determined to become a merchant prince. Even as a child, he is everything a self-made man should be: handsome, ambitious, charming, and brimming with self-confidence. James quickly rises through the ranks, proving himself both hardworking and trustworthy, and catching the eye of Henry Malvern, head of the most prestigious shipping company in London. But when threats against his reputation – and his life - begin to emerge, James will have to prove that he truly is the master of his fate. Through scandal and romance, tragedy and triumph, the Falconer and Malvern family’s lives intertwine in unexpected ways in this expansive and intricately detailed new novel filled with drama, intrigue, and Bradford''s trademark cast of compelling characters.

De peste 160 de ani, impozanta Cavendon Hall este reşedinţa a două familii ale căror destine s-au întrepătruns inexorabil: aristocrații Ingham și slujitorii lor loiali, membrii familiei Swann Charles Ingham, al șaselea conte de Mowbray, locuiește aici cu soția lui Felicity și cu cei șase copii. Lady Daphne, cea mai frumoasă dintre cele patru fiice ale contelui, se pregăteşte să-şi facă debutul în înalta societate, iar acest eveniment captează atenţia întregii familii. Însă cineva și-a pus în gând să distrugă totul ‒ și a ales cel mai crud mod cu putință. Consecinţele pot fi dezastruoase atât pentru viața și reputația frumoasei tinere, cât și pentru întreaga familie și pentru numele de Ingham. Reîntoarcerea lui Hugo Ingham Stanton, vărul primar al contelui, alungat de la Cavendon Hall cu șaisprezece ani în urmă de către propria mamă, va fi pentru Lady Daphne nu numai o salvare providenţială, ci şi găsirea unei iubiri pentru o viaţă. Sub amenințarea Primului Război Mondial, familiile Ingham și Swann vor fi supuse unor încercări pe care nu le-ar fi crezut niciodată posibile – loialităţi vor fi puse sub semnul întrebării, secrete vor fi dezvăluite şi iubiri vor fi trădate. În acele vremuri pline de incertitudini, un singur lucru este sigur: pentru cele două familii, viaţa nu va mai fi niciodată la fel. Roman a cărui acțiune se desfășoară pe o perioadă de șaisprezece ani, între 1913 și 1929, Cavendon Hall nu-i va dezamăgi pe cititorii Barbarei Taylor Bradford. „Fani Downton Abbey, pregătiți-vă! Acțiunea următorului bestseller al Barbarei Taylor Bradford se petrece în Anglia edwardiană, unde membrii familiei Swann i-au slujit cu credință pe aristocrații Ingham vreme de secole. Dar, odată cu Primul Război Mondial, totul se schimbă...” Library Journal „Barbara Taylor Bradford scrie o saga clasică despre loialități, secrete, pasiuni și intrigi. O carte pentru fanii Downton Abbey.” Mail Online În cele aproape patru decenii de carieră, Barbara Taylor Bradford a scris 35 de bestselleruri, vândute în 92 de milioane de exemplare, în 90 de țări și traduse în 40 de limbi. Zece dintre romanele sale au fost ecranizate, bucurându-se, ca și cărțile, de un succes remarcabil.

Take a peek inside the beautiful and absorbing world of birds with this lavishly illustrated children’s bird atlas. From the Amazon Rainforest to the Rocky Mountains, this fully-fledged children’s bird guide will take you on a guided tour, continent by continent, to meet some of the most spectacular birds in the world! Get ready to journey through different biomes, like rivers and desserts, to discover fun facts about birds that will fascinate and inspire every budding ornithologist. In this bird book for kids, you’ll learn why flamingos are pink, why birds migrate and who migrates the farthest, and which bird species are endangered. Packed with hundreds of incredible, life-like illustrations, this educational book is a pictorial guide to the birds of the world. It showcases birds from every continent as you’ve never seen before with detailed maps pinpointing where different species of birds can be found. See magnificent snowy owls in the Arctic, tiny three-wattled bellbirds in the Caribbean, towering ostriches in Africa, and gorgeous depictions of the flighty American Robin. A Truly Breathtaking Celebration of Birdlife The Bird Atlas is arranged in order of continent - Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North America, South America, and Antarctica. Every continent is introduced with an overview of the ecology, climate, and landscape, and the typical and incredible birds that live there. This children’s book is the perfect introduction to our feathered friends and makes a great gift for the new generation of birdwatchers. Inside the pages of this children’s atlas, you’ll discover: • Fascinating facts about birds, from why vultures are bald to how bald eagles actually aren’t • Why some species are endangered and what can be done to protect them • Birds that can be found in different countries and continents of the world, their habitat, geography, and climate More from DK Books: Don’t miss out on more fascinating atlases! After exploring this fascinating bird book for kids, your child can move on to The Body Atlas to discover the inner workings of the human body. Next up is The Animal Atlas that takes children on a tour to meet the animals of the world.

Written in the same small format as her bestselling Love in Another Town, Barbara Taylor Bradford''s newest novel tells the story of an illicit, fate ful affair. When a respected American TV newsman and a young artist meet in Venice and fall in love, the only hope for sustaining their relationship is via a series of planned rendezvous. A Secret Affair tells their moving story.

When Eve and the New Jerusalem was first published over thirty years ago, it was received as a political intervention as well as a landmark historical work. Barbara Taylor became the first woman to win the Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize, and the book went on to become a feminist classic. As women across the globe find themselves at the sharp end of neoliberal ''austerity'' programmes, discriminatory social policies and fundamentalist misogyny, Eve and the New Jerusalem is as essential as it ever was. Book jacket.

When a psychopath with deadly intent vows to shatter M''s world forever, the muse and star model to France''s iconic designer Jean-Louis Tremont will break the rules to protect her family and her life.

A family tragedy forces successful career woman Stephanie Jardine to come to terms with the secrets of her past and a stormy relationship.

Paula O''Neil has inherited her grandmother Emma Harte''s dream for success-a magnificent business empire in London shared by Paula''s daughters, Linnet and Tessa. Yet their future is far less secure than any woman imagines. For beneath the dazzling surface, flares a rivalry and discontent that leave them vulnerable to the dreams of others. Into the fray arrives enigmatic American fashion designer Evan Hughes seeking employment. But her interest in the Harte dynasty is a personal one. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Harte lineage, Evan''s arrival begins to unravel a mystery that hides in the family''s shadows, and that waits to be revealed in Emma''s long-lost diaries. Now as the past unfolds, so emerges an extraordinary tale of money and power, passion and revenge, and survival and triumph at any price-one that will irrevocably change the lives and loves of four women and shake an empire to its very foundation.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford, comes a striking, breathtaking saga featuring the aristocratic Inghams and the Swann family, who have loyally served them for generations. It’s the summer of 1949, and things have run smoothly at Cavendon Hall for years, with very few quarrels, dramas, or upsets between the two families. But since the end of World War II, changes have arrived at Cavendon. A new generation is at the helm, and also at the forefront of new scandal and intrigue. With romance, betrayal, heartbreak, and possible murder threatening to tear them apart, the Inghams and Swanns will have to find a way to come together and protect each other in the face of threats they never could have predicted. Told with Bradford’s inimitable deftness of prose and a beloved cast of characters, Secrets of Cavendon is a captivating novel that will draw readers in and grip them until the very last page.

"Laura Valiant is a successful art historian, running her own company. She and her husband, Doug, a Wall Street lawyer, share an idyllic marriage. But Laura''s trust in her husband is shaken when she discovers he has a secret life apart from her - a life which will rock their love. Clare Benson is Laura''s childhood friend. They''ve been together through thick and thin, good and bad. When Clare asks Laura the biggest favour and greatest honour of all - to be guardian to her teenage daughter, Natasha - Laura discovers her personal and professional lives become dramatically intertwined. But in true Valiant style, Laura rises to the challenges ahead and, eventually, succeeds in achieving the happiness and fulfilment she craves. From the streets of Paris and London to the art galleries and art auctions of New York, A Sudden Change of Heart takes the reader on an unforgettable journey where secrets, survival, love and redemption mesmerize the reader from the first page to the last.