Gone With the Wind...dramatic, romantic,

sweeping in its depiction of a time and place

in American history, unparalleled in its por-

trayal of men and women at once larger

than life and as real as ourselves...the book

that, for over half a century, has been the

most praised, the most popular, and the

most beloved historical novel ever written

in or about America.

Now, the story begun in Margaret

Mitchell s great classic, the story that

closed with a young woman telling herself,

"Tomorrow is another day," continues--

and the love affair between Scarlett O Hara

and Rhett Butler, the greatest love affair in

all fiction, reaches its startling culmination.

Four years in the writing, Scarlett: The

Sequel to Margaret Mitchell s Gone With

the Wind is the product of painstaking

research, admiration and respect for the

original work, and the fertile imagination

of accomplished and bestselling historical

writer ALEXANDRA RIPLEY. Scarlett seam-

lessly picks up the narrative, bringing us

back to Tara and the people we remember

so well: Rhett, Ashley, Mammy, Suellen, Aunt Pittypat, and, of course Scarlett her-

self. We meet fascinating, new men and

women who enrich and enlarge the story.

And we get to know many characters who

stayed in the background of Margaret

Mitchel] s broad opus, as they step forward

in this long-awaited sequel.

What happens to Ashley now that Mel-

anie is gone? Does Scarlett find a way to get

Rhett back? Where do the upcoming years

take them? And what new joys, frustrations,

and adventures does the future hold? Using

the elements and events set in motion in

Margaret Mitchell s novel, rich with sur-

prises and exciting developments, Scarlett

is an irresistible and colorful read that

stands on its own, even as it satisfies our

longing to reenter the world of Gone With

the Wind. Here then is its worthy successor,

a book to treasure and savor as long as

Scarlett and Rhett have a place in our

hearts... Sc arlett: The Sequel to Margaret

Mitchell s Gone With the Wind.

ALEXANDRA RIPLEY, the writer chosen by

the Margaret Mitchell estate to write this

sequel, was born and bred in the South

and is the author of three bestsellers:

Charleston, On Leaving Charleston, and

New Orleans Legacy. She lives near Char-

lottesville, Virginia, with her husband.