Barbara Taylor Bradford's Latest Blockbuster: "Being Elizabeth"

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Barbara Taylor Bradford’s Latest Blockbuster: “Being Elizabeth” (NAPSA)—Barbara Taylor Bradford’s legendary rise to fame contains many parallels with her classic debut novel, “A Woman of Substance,” a rags-to-riches tale of female empowerment—and one of the top-10 best-selling books of all time. She has an extraordinaryliterary record of success, including 23 novels—all best sellers—81 million books in 90 languages and 10 net- work TV movies. Her career began ~, at the age of 16 in “-, the typing pool at the “dq Yorkshire Evening Barbara A Chgahath BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD A NOVEL BY THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE Post. By the age of 20, she had risen to Taylor Bradford jecome a magazine fashion editor and later an editor and columnist for the London Evening News. Bradford’s journalistic career would have been enoughto satisfy the most ambitious of writ- ers...but not Barbara Taylor Bradford. Even today, Bradford remains as determined as ever. Each year, she sets out to write another classic, keeping to a strict regimen. “I like to start my day early,” says Bradford from her homeoffice in New York City. “T’m usually up at 5:30 a.m. and at the typewriter by 6:00, with two little white dogs under my desk to keep me company. I prefer using a traditional typewriter, as opposed to a computer, because I get to handle the paper, which allows my books to grow more organically.” Beyondher string of best sellers, she was recently awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributionsto literature. A tale of passion, betrayal and suspicion that promises to be the ultimate summer read. Bradford’s 24th book, “Being Elizabeth,” has just been pub- lished by St. Martin’s Press. This tale of passion, betrayal and suspicion promises to be the ultimate summersaga. Says Bradford, “Being Elizabeth’ is a modern story about a fiercely ambitious young busi- nesswoman who stands on the verge of everything she’s ever dreamed of. However, in a world of male chauvinism and family jealousy, Elizabeth must navigate a vast array of challenges in her rise to power and in her complicated relationships.” For an insider’s scoop into the new novel and the world of Bar- bara Taylor Bradford, visit www.BarbaraTaylorBradford.com. The book is available wherever booksaresold.

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