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Unexpected Blessings audiobook

  • By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
  • Narrator: Kate Burton
  • Length: 5 hours 15 minutes
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Publish date: January 04, 2005
  • Language: English
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Unexpected Blessings Audiobook Summary

The new blockbuster from one of the world’s greatest storytellers delves into the life of Emma Harte–the original Woman of Substance--and the ambitious, passionate, and volatile women of the next generations.

Evan, Tessa, Linnet, and India: four remarkable women. Three generations of Hartes. One indomitable family whose loyalty binds them together and whose enemies want to tear them apart.

Evan Hughes, Emma’s American great-granddaughter, is trying to integrate into the powerful Harte family. She is caught between her estranged parents, her new family, and her new love. But a dangerous enemy hovers in the background.

Tessa Longden, Evan’s cousin, is battling her husband for custody of their daughter, Adele. When Adele suddenly goes missing, Tessa is forced to seek help from her half-sister Linnet-a woman who has been her rival all their lives.

Linnet, the most brilliant businesswoman of the four great-granddaughters, is desperately trying to show that she is the natural heir to her mother, Paula. But her glittering future at the helm of the vast Harte empire means many sacrifices, perhaps even the loss of her sister’s fragile trust.

And India Standish, the traditionalist in the family, falls in love with a famous British artist from a working-class background. Madly in love, India is determined to marry him, no matter what her family thinks.

It is Evan who finds new perspective about her own life from the revelations in letters that Emma wrote to Evan’s grandmother decades ago. But they may come too late….

As conflict and danger swirl around the Harte women, someone is pulling the strings to make sure none of them finds happiness. Who among them will rise to the challenges as only a true Harte can do? This latest dramatic story in the ongoing saga of an extraordinary family dynasty is full of love, passion, jealousy, and ambition. It is Barbara Taylor Bradford at her inimitable best.

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Unexpected Blessings Audiobook Narrator

Kate Burton is the narrator of Unexpected Blessings audiobook that was written by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Tony-award nominee Kate Burton has appeared on Broadway in The Constant Wife, The Cherry Orchard, Spring Awakening, Hedda Gabler, and The Grand Manner. She played the title role in Alice in Wonderland with her father, Richard Burton, on PBS. She was featured on Grey’s Anatomy as the title character’s mother, Ellis Grey and has also appeared in Law & Order, The Practice, The West Wing, and Judging Amy. Kate earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian studies and European history from Brown University in 1979 and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Brown University in 2007. She has narrated numerous audiobooks, including works by Patricia Cornwell, Lisa Scottoline, Iris Johansen, and Barbara Taylor Bradford.

About the Author(s) of Unexpected Blessings

Barbara Taylor Bradford is the author of Unexpected Blessings

Unexpected Blessings Full Details

Narrator Kate Burton
Length 5 hours 15 minutes
Author Barbara Taylor Bradford
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Release date January 04, 2005
ISBN 9781593976491

Additional info

The publisher of the Unexpected Blessings is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781593976491.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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