Voice of the Heart

From the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance

The story of two brilliant women and the men to whom they ransomed their hearts.

Katharine Tempest is a world-famous actress and star – a dark-haired beauty with a volcanic temperament.

Francesca Cunningham is blonde, cool, distant – the aristocratic writer of bestselling historical romances.

Voice of the Heart is the spellbinding story of two unique and brilliant women – and the charismatic men whom they loved and lost…

‘It really keeps you turning the pages, wondering just why it is that two beautiful and successful women who were once great friends are now sworn enemies.’ Express

Reviews

Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford:

'Queen of the genre.' Sunday Times

‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the world’s best at spinning yarns.’ Guardian

‘A classic saga of loyalty, secrets, passion and intrigue…if you’ve been suffering withdrawal symptoms from Downton, this is for you’ Daily Mail

‘As romantic and thrilling as the rest’ Independent on Sunday

‘Another great yarn from the ultimate storyteller’ The Sun

‘The storyteller of substance.’ The Times

About the author

Barbara Taylor Bradford was born and raised in Leeds. She left school at 15 for the typing pool at the Yorkshire Evening Post.

At 16, she became a reporter on the paper and, at 18, its first Woman’s Editor. Aged 20, she moved to London and became a columnist and editor on Fleet Street.

Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, is one of the bestselling novels of all time and Barbara’s books have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. In 2007, Barbara was appointed an OBE by the Queen for her services to literature.

Barbara was married to her beloved husband, television and film producer Robert Bradford, for 55 years until he died in 2019. She continued to live in New York and write novels, her last entitled The Wonder of It All, until she died in November 2024.