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Barbara Taylor Bradford: A Woman of Substance author dies at 91

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Barbara Taylor Bradford dies at the age of 91 after a short illness.

A Woman of Substance sold 30 million copies and spawned seven sequels and a TV adaptation.

She was "a natural storyteller" as well as "a great, great friend", her publisher said.

The author was "perennially curious, interested in everyone and extraordinarily driven".

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80

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80

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38

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informal

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English

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43

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medium-lived

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