About the Author
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD was born and brought up in England and started her writing career as a journalist. She has written more than thirty international bestsellers. Secrets of Cavendon is her thirty-second novel. In 2007, Queen Elizabeth awarded her the OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her literary achievements. She lives in New York with her husband, TV and film producer Robert Bradford. Visit www.barbarataylorbradford.com. Or sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
PART ONE
A Rip in the Fabric
1949
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
PART TWO
Les Girls
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
PART THREE
Magic and Make-Believe
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
PART FOUR
Stepping into Reality
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-four
PART FIVE
Different Perceptions
1950
Chapter Thirty-five
Chapter Thirty-six
Chapter Thirty-seven
Chapter Thirty-eight
Chapter Thirty-nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-one
Chapter Forty-two
Chapter Forty-three
Chapter Forty-four
Chapter Forty-five
Acknowledgments
Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
SECRETS OF CAVENDON. Copyright © 2017 by Barbara Taylor Bradford. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Names: Bradford, Barbara Taylor, 1933– author.
Title: Secrets of Cavendon / Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Description: First edition. | New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2017.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017026869 | ISBN 9781250091451 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250091475 (ebook)
Classification: LCC PS3552.R2147 S47 2017 | DDC 813/.54—dc23
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First Edition: November 2017