Lisa BanesBarbara Taylor Bradford was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, and was a reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Post at sixteen. By the age of twenty she had graduated to London's Fleet Street as both an editor and columnist.

In 1979, she wrot her first novel, A Woman of Substance, and that enduring bestseller was followed by nine others: Voice of the Heart, Hold the Dream, Act of Will, To Be the Best, The Women in His Life, Remember, Angel, Love in Another Town, and Dangerous to Know.

Most of her books have been made in television miniseries. Her novels have sold over 49 million copies worldwide in more than 88 countries and 36 languages. Barbara Taylor Bradford lives in New York City and Connecticut with her husband, the film producer Robert Bradford.

Lisa Banes, active on both Broadway and Off-Broadway stages, starred in the Lincoln Center production of Arcadia and was featured in the television series The Trials of Rosie O'Neill and the movie Cocktail. Read More Read Less