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The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th-century, to respected businesswoman and grandmother in the 1980s. From humble beginnings, Emma Harte starts her business with a small shop, but over the next twenty years, she expands her stores and invests in the growing textile industry in Leeds.

Rising from the dirt of a turn-of-the-century kitchen to the helm of a textile empire, Emma Harte navigates decades of social upheaval and ruthless ambition. This sweeping saga tracks her evolution from a lowly maid to a formidable matriarch shaping the economic landscape of Leeds.

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