A sweeping, romantic story about the American Civil War from the point of view of the Confederacy. In particular it is the story of Scarlett O'Hara, a headstrong Southern belle who survives the hardships of the war and afterwards manages to establish a successful business by capitalizing on the struggle to rebuild the South. Throughout the book she is motivated by her unfulfilled love for Ashley Wilkes, an honorable man who is happily married. After a series of marriages and failed relationships with other men, notably the dashing Rhett Butler, she has a change of heart and determines to win Rhett back.
Details
ISBN: 9781847498601
Physical Description:851 pages ; 20 cmprint
Publisher:London : Alma Classics, 2021.
General Note: National Book Award.Pulitzer Prize.Originally published: 1936.