Barbara Taylor Bradford, the bestselling author of novels including A Woman of Substance, has died aged 91, her publisher has confirmed.
The novelist died peacefully at her home on Sunday after a short illness, “surrounded by loved ones to the very end”.
Described as “the grande dame of blockbusters”, Taylor Bradford published her 40th novel in 2023, the third in her Victorian family saga House of Falconer series. Cumulative sales of her books across her lifetime reached more than 91m copies, and were published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries.
Lynne Drew, Barbara’s long-term publisher and editor at HarperCollins, said working with the writer “was a huge privilege but also a huge amount of fun. Perennially curious, interested in everyone and extraordinarily driven, she loved writing, and the conversations we had about her characters were unfailingly the best hours of my week. » | Lucy Knight | Monday, November 25, 2024
BBC:
Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies: Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, known for best-selling novels including A Woman of Substance, has died at the age of 91. »
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THE GUARDIAN:
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