Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, best known for her debut novel "A Woman of Substance," has died at age 91. Her books often starred strong women.

The title of Barbara Taylor Bradford's most celebrated, and first, novel A Woman of Substance could well have been used to describe the author herself. The 1979 story of a young woman's journey from rags to riches went from bestseller to super-seller in a year and stayed on the New York Times list for 43 weeks.

Barbara Taylor Bradford, author of A Woman of Substance, which was adapted into a hugely successful Channel 4 drama series, has died aged 91. Taylor Bradford died yesterday after a short illness. Bradford’s publisher Harper Collins confirmed the news this morning.

She became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the tenacious saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than dozen other novels.

International bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford, who is best known for her iconic novel "A Woman of Substance," died Sunday according to her publisher, HarperCollins UK. She was 91.

Bestselling British-American writer Barbara Taylor Bradford, whose first novel "A Woman of Substance" turned her into an overnight success, has died aged 91, a spokeswoman said on Monday.Taylor Bradford,

Mrs. Bradford amassed an enormous following and fortune with books that championed women who were strong, ambitious, resilient — and fabulously rich and beautiful. She wrote more than 30 bestsellers.

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.

International bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford died peacefully at her home on Thursday at age 91, her publishing house confirmed.