Barbara Taylor Bradford has revealed her new book title and cover have been scrapped by publishers who are fearful of it appearing 'politically incorrect'. It tells the same narrative from the perspective of one of Taylor Bradford's leading men - Blackie O'Neill, played by Liam Neeson for Channel 4. But HarperCollins are accused of pressuring Taylor Bradford, 86, to bin her working title Blackie and Emma in favour of the character's Christian name - Shane. Barbara Taylor Bradford has revealed her new book title and cover have been scrapped by publishers who are fearful of it appearing 'politically incorrect''Therefore are we talking about a black man?' In the press release from November, Taylor Bradford revealed she 'felt compelled to tell Blackie's story' after her husband Bob Bradford died last summer.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2020 10:25 UTC