Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.

Her books included A Woman of Substance, which sold 30 million copies and became a hit TV series.

The author of A Woman of Substance has died 'surrounded by loved ones'

The A Woman of Substance author died peacefully at her home on Sunday November 24 following a short illness, 'and was surrounded by loved ones to the very end', a spokeswoman said.

Best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has died at the age of 91.

The life of the prolific writer, famous for family sagas with female characters as strong as herself.

Her books have sold more than 91 million copies and have been published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries.

The UK-US author became an overnight success on the back of her debut novel A Woman of Substance.