Barbara Taylor Bradford
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE,is a best-selling British-American novelist. Her debut novel, A Woman of Substance, was published in 1979 and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. It ranks as one of the top-ten bestselling novels of all-time. To date, she has written 29 novels — all bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 May 1933
writing thinking eight
I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
thinking ask-me ifs
If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer.
stress thinking light
Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.
horse morning enjoyed
Edwina always enjoyed a morning ride. Some mornings she rode the horse, and some mornings she rode the groom.
pain believe grief
It's different when the person you love dies. There's an awful finality to death. But it is final. The end. And there's the funeral, family gatherings, grieving, all of those necessary rituals. And they help, believe me. When the object of your love just disappears, there's no way to deal with the grief and pain.
giving biographies eras
I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.
knowing hands waiting
She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.
cousin sleep business-success
Elizabeth was counting on Marco to keep cousin Mary occupied until after the board meeting was over. A piece of cheese might catch a mouse, but an afternoon alone with a muscular masseur would ensnare her cousin far more effectively. And afterwards, while Mary lay sated and sleeping upon a massage table, wiser heads could determine the company's future. There were times, Elizabeth thought, when success in business demanded utter ruthlessness.
beautiful sleep men
At the age of fifty-six Eleanor Stoddard was still a beautiful woman. She owned three hotels in France and another two in England. From nothing at all, she had built an empire. Eleanor had it all. Her one weakness was the young man sleeping beside her.
hate clouds snow
He who ascends to mountaintops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below
love cousin passion
Elizabeth studied the blurry tabloid photo, which showed her cousin Mary Stuart leaving a Paris disco at dawn, drunkenly clinging to the arm of a French tennis pro. The message was very clear. Put passion first and you end up neither loved nor respected.
sleep successful noon
Successful women don't sleep until noon.
love weed commitment
Love is a handful of seeds, marriage the garden, and like your gardens, Paula, marriage requires total commitment, hard work, and a great deal of love and care. Be ruthless with the weeds. Pull them out before they take hold. Bring the same dedication to your marriage that you do to your gardens and everything will be all right. Remember that a marriage has to be constantly replenished too, if you want it to flourish...
long speak reason
This parting cannot be for long; for those who love as we do cannot be parted. We shall always be united in thought, and thought is a great magnet. I have often spoken to thee of reason, now i speak to thee of faith