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Dear readers,

I first encountered the force of nature that is Emma Harte when I raced through the pages of A Woman of Substance late into the night, many years ago. I was utterly gripped as I followed Emma’s journey from Yorkshire kitchen maid, pregnant, alone and friendless, to building her first Harte’s store – and then to becoming one of the most powerful women in the world, with a dynasty of her own.

Many of you will also, like me, remember the wonderful Jenny Seagrove playing Emma in the television mini-series that held viewers spellbound, as we watched the determined servant girl striding over the Yorkshire moors with Liam Neeson as Blackie O’Neill at her side. Barbara has never left behind her love for her home county, and Yorkshire’s wild beauty fills this novel.

Tough, uncompromising and always true to her Yorkshire roots, Emma Harte captivated the imagination of millions of readers. Her story is one of grit, ambition and determination; a woman staying true to her values and refusing to be bowed by the slings and arrows of fortune, bursting through the glass ceiling before it even had a name.

Barbara created a heroine who has inspired women for the past four decades – inspired them to be courageous, break rules and follow their dreams. I hope you will enjoy discovering her story – or perhaps rediscovering – in this new edition, published to commemorate the 40^th anniversary of its first publication. There has never been a woman of substance quite like Emma Harte.

Warmest wishes,

Fern Britton