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Act of Will
Barbara Taylor Bradford Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Previously published in paperback by Grafton 1987 First published in Great Britain by Grafton Books 1986 Copyright © Barbara Taylor Bradford 1986 Barbara Taylor Bradford asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work 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. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books. Ebook Edition © JANUARY 2010 ISBN: 9780007363728 Version: 2017-10-30 ‘Happy Birthday to You’, words and music by Mildred J. Jill and Patty S. Hill. Copyright © 1935 Birch Tree Group Ltd, Princeton, N.J. Used by permission. Dedicated with love to the memory of my parents, Winston and Freda Taylor. She gave me the greatest gift a mother can give a child, the desire to excel. He taught me to be strong of heart and to stand tall. It is also for my husband Bob, whose love and support has equalled theirs, with all of my love. Table of Contents
