Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance

At 80, Emma Harte heads one of the world’s largest business conglomerations. Returning to her native Yorkshire, she reflects on her past and improbable rise to power.

Now pregnant and alone, Emma finds a job in the textile industry. She works hard and is able to open her own shop, but her animosity towards the Fairleys only grows.

Emma finds true love with a dashing Australian soldier, but he has a wife back home. In the present, Emma proves to her children that she is not to be trifled with.