Barbara Taylor Bradford in her Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan. Photo: Brad Trent for The Wall Street JournalBarbara Taylor Bradford, 84, is the author of 36 novels, including “A Woman of Substance.” Her latest novel is “Secrets of Cavendon” (St. Martin’s). Photo: Barbara Taylor BradfordSome evenings, he’d spend time in the pub with his mates. Ms. Taylor Bradford at about age 7, when she played a fairy in a church play, wearing a costume her mother made. ‘Women then always started in the typing pool, and that was true of me.’ —Barbara Taylor BradfordRobert Bradford took me to lunch and we fell in love.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 20, 2018 15:33 UTC