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.

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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.