To Be the Best | 
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New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has captivated millions of readers with her sweeping saga of power, wealth, and family secrets. Now the legacy of matriarch Emma Harte lives in one woman’s inspiring challenge to be the best…
DRIVEN BY LOVE
Paula McGill O’Neill learned the lessons of success from the master—merchant princess Emma Harte, her grandmother, her teacher, her idol. Left to Paula, the legacy of Emma’s international empire still thrives as the strong-willed heiress wields control with hard-earned compassion—and well-earned suspicion of every secret threat.
INSPIRED BY SUCCESS
Blessed grandchild, super-wife, and loving mother, Paula has one desire—to keep her grandmother’s visionary dream alive, and through sacrifice and ambition carve out an empire of her own. But every move has been shadowed by two families whose fortunes are intertwined with hers—and by an unscrupulous blood enemy moving in for the kill…
CHALLENGED BY BETRAYAL
Once banished from the family fold, Paula’s cousin Jonathan has emerged from the darkness to wrest control of everything he wants—and destroy all that Paula has fought for. Now, sweeping across the world, and testing her most intimate fears and emotions, Paula’s struggle to safeguard her happiness and her family’s future becomes her ultimate challenge.
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Customer Reviews:
• Barbara...what Were You Thinking?? 18 June, 1999
I READ THIS BOOK ALTHOUGH I HADN'T READ THE ONES PRECEDING IT. AND TO BE TRUTHFUL I'M GLAD I DIDN'T. IT WAS ALITTLE "JUMPY" GOING FROM ENGLAND,NEW YORK, AUSTRALIA AND I THOUGHT THEREWAS ENOUGH SADNESS IN FAMILY WITH THERETARDED SON OF PAULA AND THE LEUKEMIADEATH OF ALEXANDER BUT IT WENT TO SOAPOPERA LEVEL WHEN PHILIP'S WIFE MADDYSUCCUMBED TO A BRAIN HEMMORAGE. I COULDNOT BELEIVE SHE HAD HER DIE. BARBARA,WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3QNUBEOTLESFW
• Wonderful Continuation 28 December, 2007
Loved this continuation of the saga of Emma Harte and her family. It continues to showcase someone who rose from nothing into the head of her own dynasty, all the while doing it with style and grace. It also speaks loudly for lifelong friendships and what they can add to a person's life.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3NAWMXP4KJD8S
• Another Great Harte Family Read 05 November, 2004
To Be The Best is the third book in the Emma Harte saga. This book focuses on the grandchildren of the late Emma Harte. The grandchildren are all grown up and trying to live their lives the best way possible to please the memory of their beloved grandmother Emma. This book dedicates time to each of the more prominent grandchildren: Paula, Phillip, Emily, Alexander, Anthony, and Jonathan. This book doesn't have much about Emma's children in it except for her daughter Daisy.
I found this book very interesting and was glad I didn't pass it by due to the other two reviews that were written about it. This book does jump from place to place but that is because Emma's grandchildren live in different places and travel because of their careers. Some of the past is relived but this is so someone who hasn't read the two previous books will understand a little bit better what is going on and why it is happening. There is sadness in this book but life isn't always happy and this book is written to reflect the lives in a most true (if somewhat exaggerated) sense.
This book was a wonderful read for anyone that has read the two previous books in the trilogy. It updates you on the lives of the Hartes, O'Neill's, and Kallinski's. I think this was an easy book to read and was well written. It has all the characters I had grown to like and some I'd grown to dislike from the earlier books and also some new characters to keep the book fresh and interesting.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has read A Woman of Substance and Hold the Dream. I would suggest that anyone wanting to read To Be The Best read the other books first to get a feeling for the characters and their lives. This is most definitely a five star read!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A18URP1YKAD79S
• To Be The Best 05 July, 2006
PRESENTLY "PLOWING THROUGH IT". iT'S BORING, IT'S WORDY, IT'S MORE OF THE SAME OF HER BOOKS.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A33AY47S80Y128
• To Be The Best 16 September, 2008
The book was in good condition, however, I have not had time to read it again. I should have more time at Christmas during a break in college classes!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3SK44KEYUFNLI
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