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Barbara Taylor Bradford, novelist of bold heroines, dies at 91

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British American novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford died Nov. 24 at her home in New York City .

Her novels have sold more than 90 million copies, and 10 of them were made into TV miniseries and films.

She amassed a personal fortune, worth hundreds of millions of dollars , that was said to have rivaled that of Queen Elizabeth II .

Barbara Taylor was born in Leeds , England , in 1933 , and grew up in the suburb of Upper Armley .

At 16 , over the objections of her mother, she quit private school and joined the typist pool at the Yorkshire Evening Post .

Her resourcefulness brought her the nickname “Scoops Taylor” at age 20 , she hopscotched from women’s page editor in.

Mrs. Bradford veered in her writing between period pieces and modern-set dramas.

Her storylines encompassed breast cancer, child abuse, bisexuality, pilfered art and combat reporting.

The reliable through-line was a vibrant female protagonist forged through great love, a consequential discovery, adventure in exotic locales.

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