Author Barbara Taylor Bradford discusses mourning — and moving forward

Excited about Barbara Taylor Bradford’s upcoming prequel to A Woman of Substance, her 1979 blockbuster hit?

Then you’ll be glad to see she granted an in-depth interview to the Guardian on the same day she revealed her plans for Blackie and Emma, which takes place five years before A Woman of Substance.

Bradford talked about her fifty-five-year marriage to Robert Bradford and how she’s coped with his sudden death in July.

She also reflected on her equally long writing career and her determination to persist, despite the challenges of her grief and growing older.

Take a trip down Bradford’s memory lane along with her in the Guardian.