Barbara Taylor Bradford's debut novel, A Woman of Substance, has sold 30 million copies and she's been a bestseller ever since. After starting her career on local newspapers at 15, she moved to Fleet Street before embarking on a new life as an author in the '70s. More than 30 years later, she's still going strong. She talks to GH about writing and the inspiration behind her 30th book

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