Her own rags-to-riches story mirrored those of many of her resilient heroines, and her dozens of novels helped her amass a fortune of $300 million.

The author published her acclaimed novel A Woman Of Substance in 1979.

Barbara Taylor Bradford, bestselling author of "A Woman of Substance," dies at 91, leaving behind a literary legacy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.

Her books have sold more than 91 million copies and have been published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries

Barbara Taylor Bradford, the bestselling author whose novel 'A Woman of Substance' was adapted into a Channel 4 miniseries, has died. She was 91.

Barbara Taylor Bradford, who penned the super successful A Woman of Substance has sadly died aged 91.

Best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has died at the age of 91.

The A Woman of Substance author died peacefully at her home on Sunday November 24 following a short illness, 'and was surrounded by loved ones to the very end', a spokeswoman said.

The author of A Woman of Substance has died 'surrounded by loved ones'

Her books included A Woman of Substance, which sold 30 million copies and became a hit TV series.

Barbara Taylor Bradford, who sold 90 million books, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family and will be buried alongside her late husband in New York.

Starting with "A Woman of Substance," published in 1979, Bradford averaged nearly a book a year as one of the world's most popular and wealthiest writers.