Product Description From the blockbuster bestselling author comes the dramatic conclusion to the saga that began with Emma Harte and A Woman of Substance Four women at a crossroads. A family in crisis. And an enemy planning for his long-awaited chance at revenge. Who will have their Just Rewards?Linnet O'Neill, great-granddaughter of Emma Harte, finds herself following in the footsteps of the original woman of substance as she battles to modernize the family business. Returning from her honeymoon full of fresh ideas for bringing the Harte empire into the new century, Linnet locks horns with her mother, Paula, in a battle about the future. But due to unexpected circumstances, Linnet finds herself alone at the helm, just as her great-grandmother once was. Tessa Fairley is ready to start a new life after an acrimonious divorce--which might include rivaling her sister Linnet for the top spot in the Harte business. India Standish, in the midst of planning her own glamorous summer wedding in Ireland, is thrown off balance when her fiance's daughter Atlanta comes to live with them--closely followed by his unstable ex-girlfriend, intent on trouble. And Evan Hughes, their American cousin, unwittingly brings an enemy into their midst. But Evan's sister Angharad, who tries to infiltrate the quartet of young women, meets Jonathan Ainsley, the deadly enemy of the Hartes. Together, they spin a web of vengeance whereby no Harte is safe. Just Rewards brings the story of Emma Harte and A Woman of Substance full circle. From Publishers Weekly Can this be, as advertised, the final episode in the Harte family saga? A Woman of Substance (1979), the story of Emma Harte's triumph over poverty and illegitimacy to found England's greatest department store, and its four sequels were huge bestsellers. Now Emma's great-granddaughter, Linnet O'Neill, must defend the empire and family against evil uncle Jonathan Ainsley. But words such as "granddaughter" and "uncle" don't do justice to the complexities. It takes four and a half pages of front matter to enumerate the Harte, Kallinski and O'Neill clans whose intertwining lives drive the saga. Emma's descendants offer a helping hand to new in-laws—and the reader—by uttering sentences such as these: "Through his great-grandfather, Winston the First, Emma is Gideon's great-great-aunt. But she is also Gideon's great-grandmother, because Emma was my grandmother." Weddings and funerals keep the local caterer busy and offer crescendos of activity, if scant emotion. Although Ainsley's malevolence hovers behind the story and leads to near disasters, there's never a doubt that the strong women will triumph—though not without struggle. Series devotees will take heart at the ending, which hints that Ainsley's evil will survive his death and the struggles will continue offstage even if Bradford lays down her golden pen. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist The descendents of Emma Harte (A Woman of Substance, 1979) continue to pursue love and matrimony in this newest chapter in the Harte family saga. Evan Hughes, who only recently discovered she was related to Emma, is pregnant with twins and all set to marry handsome Gideon Harte. Her cousin Linnet frets about the wedding when she hears that cousin Jonathan Ainsley, who loathes the rest of the family and causes trouble at every turn, is back in London. To make matters worse, Evan's family has arrived, and her adopted sister, Angharad, is still seething with envy over Evan's perfect life. Another cousin, India Standish, is also preparing for a wedding, but then her fiance's child from a past relationship is left in his care, bringing his troubled ex-girlfriend back into his life. Linnet's sister, Tessa, is trying to decide if she can give up her claim to the Harte's department stores to marry her French war correspondent boyfriend. When Jonathan Ainsley and Angharad team
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Author: Bradford, Barbara Taylor
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780739462355
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Author: Bradford, Barbara Taylor
Binding: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Number Of Pages: 464
Release Date: 03-01-2006
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780739462355
