Emma’s Secret

by Barbara Taylor Bradford Book 4 in the The Harte Family Saga series.

First published 2003

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Paula O’Neill believes the Harte inheritance is secure until Evan Hughes, a young American fashion designer, arrives with a final request from her grandmother and an unexplained resemblance to the family. Her presence intensifies existing rivalries and directs Paula toward Emma Harte’s newly discovered wartime diaries.

The diaries return the story to London during the Blitz, when Emma managed her businesses, protected her family and sent her sons to war amid bombing and uncertainty. Paula’s investigation reveals the secret Emma carried to her grave and shows how a decision made under wartime pressure continues to shape several generations.