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To Be the Best

14 Ratings

3.9

Series

3 of 14

Duration
2H 53min
Language
English
Format
Category

Romance

The enthralling sequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford’s universally loved novels, A Woman of Substance and Hold The Dream.

Set in Yorkshire, Hong Kong and America, this remarkable novel continues the story of an unorthodox and endlessly fascinating family. As the spirit of Emma Harte lives on in her granddaughter, Paula O’Neill, an engrossing drama is played out in the glamorous arena of the wealthy and privileged, underscored by a cut-throat world of jealousy and treachery.

Paula must act with daring and courage to preserve her formidable grandmother’s glittering empire from unscrupulous enemies – so that Emma’s precious dream lives on for the next generation…

‘A compulsive read’Daily Mail

© 2012 HarperCollins (Audiobook): 9780007500024

Release date

Audiobook: 25 October 2012

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