Having bid farewell to Vera’s old mac, Brenda Blethyn is embracing power-dressing as Emma Harte, the formidable tycoon at the heart of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novels

The Vera star on her glam new role… Spanning six decades, A Woman of Substance, adapted from Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 bestseller, charts the rise of Emma Harte from impoverished maid to the worl

The Irish author, 62, on escaping the news through writing, staying sober and scrolling the internet for pretty things

BRENDA BLETHYN and JESSICA REYNOLDS on TV’s latest reimagining of a bestselling revenge romp

The acclaimed American author and literary critic talks to Zoe West

I DON’T see reality in the way women of my age are commonly portrayed. The discrepancy is irritating.” For Danielle Barbereau, her frustration has taken the form of her debut novel “Grey Matters”, whi