The Triumph of Katie Byrne

The Triumph of Katie Byrne
Barbara Taylor Bradford

A riveting novel that begins with a murder in an old Connecticut barn and reaches its climax on Broadway.We first meet Katie Byrne at seventeen. A tall beauty with reddish-gold hair, she has always wanted to be an actress. Her two best friends share her passion for the theatre, and the three girls have spent much of their childhood rehearsing plays in an old barn in Connecticut. Leaving early one day to help her mother prepare dinner, Katie realizes she has left her schoolbooks at the barn and she and her older brother return to retrieve them. When they arrive, they find the barn, the setting of so many happy dreams, has become the scene of a nightmare: one of Katie's friends has been raped and murdered, and the other lies unconscious.Ten years later, Katie, a struggling actress in New York, is still haunted by the tragedy. Her friend Carly remains in a coma, and Katie desperately wants to achieve success and stardom not only for herself but also for her two old friends. Her big chance comes when she is discovered and wins a major role in a Broadway play. A promising love affair adds to the excitement of working on Broadway; but Katie must face the demons of the past before she can embrace the possibilities of the future.

The Triumph Of Katie Byrne

Barbara Taylor Bradford

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Ebook Edition © DECEMBER 2009 ISBN: 9780007330645

Version: 2017-11-16

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Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u0a869b1a-1FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Title Page (#u0a869b1a-2FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Copyright (#u0a869b1a-3FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Dedication (#u0a869b1a-4FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

PART ONE Kiss of Death (#u0a869b1a-6FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter One (#u0a869b1a-7FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Two (#u0a869b1a-8FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Three (#u0a869b1a-9FFF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Four (#u0a869b1a-10FF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Five (#u0a869b1a-11FF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Six (#u0a869b1a-12FF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Seven (#u0a869b1a-13FF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Eight (#u0a869b1a-14FF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Nine (#u0a869b1a-15FF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Ten (#u0a869b1a-16FF-11e9-9e03-0cc47a520474)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

PART TWO Gift of Friendship (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-one (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-six (#litres_trial_promo)

PART THREE Touch of Love (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-seven (#litres_trial_promo)