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A Sudden Change of Heart
by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Dell (1999-12-01)
ISBN: 0440235146
EAN: 9780440235149
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Mass Market Paperback: 387 pages
Release Date: 1999-11-30
SKU: CH160
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Publisher: Dell Date of Publication: November 30, 1999 Binding: Mass Market Paperback Condition: Very good condition Description: 0-440-23514-6 Item in good condition from non-smoking home
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
From master storyteller Barbara Taylor Bradford comes a magnificent new novel, a powerful, moving story of two women, two families, and an extraordinary friendship challenged by tragedy and a devastating secret from the past....
Some secrets are too terrible to share--even with your best friend....
Nothing hurts like the truth. A truth that has haunted Claire Benson all her life. A truth that Claire has revealed to no one, not even to her best friend, International art dealer Laura Valiant. But the friendship that has sheltered both women throughout childhood, marriage and divorce is about to meet its greatest test. Suddenly old nightmares surface as Claire turns to her dearest friend for help. And as Laura's career leads her into the past, in an investigation of artwork stolen by the Nazis, she uncovers disturbing links to the present, to Claire, and a profoundly personal reason to follow a twisted trail to its surprising end....
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Amazon.com Review
Setting: Contemporary
Sensuality: 4 Prolific author Barbara Taylor Bradford, riding high on the success of the television adaptation of her bestselling novel A Woman of Substance, introduces her loyal readers to Laura Valiant and Claire Benson, two exceptional women who have been best friends since childhood. Each has grown up and lead interesting lives: Laura is married to the almost-too-perfect-to-be-believed Doug Casson and a partner in a successful New York art dealership, and Claire, long divorced from Dr. Philippe Lavillard, has custody of their enchanting daughter Natasha and a satisfying career as the publisher of a Parisian decorative arts magazine. While in Paris on a shopping excursion for her dealership, Laura is delighted to be able to spend time with her old friend, and when each woman encounters calamity in their personal lives, they are able to turn to each other for help and support. Although their lives diverged many years before, nothing could ever affect the deep bonds of a friendship forged so long ago--not even the disturbing discovery of Nazi-stolen fine art. For fans of Barbara Taylor Bradford, the sometimes-improbable dialogue and tidy plot will not deflect the enjoyment of a unique bond between two remarkable women. --Alison Trinkle
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Customer Reviews
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She can't be that talentless, and still so popular? I guess she can...
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-09-11
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
"Power of a Woman" was an awful novel, but since Bradford is so popular, I figured that one must have been an exception. It wasn't. "A Sudden Change of Heart" isn't much better. There's hardly any plot to be found (the story that's described on the back of the book takes place only in the last half of the novel). Instead it's filled with endless superficial dialog and descriptions of paintings and furniture. Like with "Power of a Woman", with this book Bradford shows neither talent or inspiration. It's a boring novel full of clichés. My advice is, find something else to read and don't give your money to Barbara Taylor Bradford.
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Made me Cry
Rating  (4)
Date: 2002-12-18
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've read most of BTB's books. When I'm done with them, I donate them or sell them. But to me "A Sudden Change of Heart" was one of her best and I'm keeping it.Even though I agree with some of the other readers, that the "language" the characters spoke was a bit antiquated and formal, I really enjoyed the book. I was at a doctor's appointment today, and I started to tear while I was reading what happened to Claire. I had to stop for awhile. The friendship between Laura and Claire is very much alike to my best friend and me. We've known each other since we're 5 & 6 - and we'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary next year - so this kind of friendship does exist. Don't be afraid to buy this book. Try it, you may like it!
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Please stop publishing this garbage!
Rating (1)
Date: 2002-01-13
2 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
I keep borrowing BTB books from the library (won't pay for this) hoping she'll get better - and she only gets worse! This story has holes you could drive a truck through. The characters are flat, the action non-existent. It's bad! BAD! BAD!
Spoiler warning - two quick examples. The entire story is based on two children ages 5 and 10, being best friends. Ain't goona happen. And, in one crucial scene, two dying women are found shot on the floor, and their rescuer(?) calls an ambulance, then makes a pot of tea and sits there for 30 minutes. Does anyone in her world know first aid?!
Do not buy this book. Do not read it.
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Difficult to get through....
Rating (1)
Date: 2000-08-14
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
My sister warned me not to read it, but i did anyway. It was like reading a badly written soap opera. It was not at all what i expected from the book.
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Brilliant!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-06-04
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
As a Barbara Taylor Bradford fan, I have long awaited the arrival of her newest book, and when it did come, I realized it was worth the wait! Despite what the some of the other reviews have said, I would encourage anyone to buy it. It is truly a work of art. She show her all-roundeness and creative skills in this book, as the main characters go through almost everything possible! And it is seen that she has gone through a lot of work as seen with her writing on the Holocaust and the Nazi victims. Well done Barabra!
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