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Writing up to 25 romantic novels a year and with 723 books to her name, the romantic author was a powerhouse of determination and grit, says Matthew Sweet

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Although Barbara Cartland sold around 750 million books, you'd struggle to find a copy in a bookshop today. Why has the UK's master of romantic fiction disappeared from memory?