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Название книги: A Woman of Substance
Автор(ы): Barbara Bradford
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Copyright © Barbara Taylor Bradford 1979The first book in the Emma Harte series
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long, yet get little from life.Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.– MONTAIGNE, EssaysI have the heart of a man, not of a woman, and I am not afraid of anything…– ELIZABETH I, Queen of England
PART ONE. THE VALLEY 1968
He paweth in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.– JOB
ONE
Emma Harte leaned forward and looked out of the window. The private Lear jet, property of the Sitex Oil Corporation of America, had been climbing steadily up through a vaporous haze of cumulus clouds and was now streaking through a sky so penetratingly blue its shimmering clarity hurt the eyes. Momentarily dazzled by this early-morning brightness, Emma turned away from the window, rested her head against the seat, and closed her eyes. For a brief ins