A Woman of Substance, Voice of the Heart, Hold

the Dream Barbara Tayor Bradford s stunning

bestsellers have enthralled millions. Now she has

created her most touching and memorable novel

yet, Act of Will. Moving from 1926 to the present,

from the Yorkshire Dales to London, Paris and

New York, here is a deeply personal story of love,

power and commitment...the triumahant dram~

of three generations of remarkable women eacn

of whom commits an act of will that boldly changes

her life and her world

AUDRA...a hospital nurse who Knows the pare of

poverty, who exoeriences great love and great

sacrifice to forge her dream for the daughther she

adores above all else. CHRISTINA...her brilliantly

gifted daughter who rises to build a fashion empire,

denying her own desires in order to repay her

beloved mother. KYLE...Christina s gorgeous

daughter who performs a shocking act of rebellion

against her devoted ram y to follow her star--an

act that will ultimately reveal.the true destinies

of all three extraorelnarv women..