The Ravenscar Dynasty. Barbara Taylor Bradford

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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FIRST EDITION

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2006

Barbara Taylor Bradford asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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Ebook Edition © FEBRUARY 2006 ISBN: 9780007279593

Version: 2017-10-25

For my husband Robert Bradford, who has lived with these characters for over twenty-six years, and has never lost patience with them or with me. With my love.

Title Page

Dedication

Part One

Powerful Allies

Edward & Neville

Chapter One: Yorkshire—1904