Barbara Taylor Bradford, A Woman of Substance Novelist, Dies at 91

Barbara Taylor Bradford, one of the world’s best-selling romance novelists, who captivated readers for decades with chronicles of buried secrets, raging ambitions and strong women of humble origins rising to wealth and power, died Sunday.She was 91.She died after a short illness, her publisher, HarperCollins, said on Monday.Beginning with the runaway success of her 1979 debut novel, “A Woman of Substance,” Ms.

Bradford’s 40 works of fiction sold more than 90 million copies in 40 languages and were all best sellers on both sides of the Atlantic, according to publishers’ reports.Ten of her books were adapted for television films and mini-series, and the author, a self-described workaholic whose life mirrored the rags-to-riches stories of many of her heroines, achieved global celebrity and amassed a $300 million fortune.This is a developing story....