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.

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Recurring Plotlines and Common Themes
Some of Bradford's novels follow a common pattern. After a few months as a typist Barbara Taylor Bradford was moved to the news room where Barbara Taylor Bradford became a junior reporter. A Woman Of Substance has been followed by 27 others – all best-sellers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Her 27th Letter From A Stranger was released in the UK in September 2011 and in North America in April 2012. It ranks as one of the top-ten bestselling novels of all-time.