Gone with the Wind
Nov 2007 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
4.8star
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Since its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind—winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time—has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel.
Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone With the Wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years.
Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone With the Wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years.
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Jan Jezek
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November 6, 2018
I read this book at my teen age living in the Eastern Europe under a communist regime. I was deeply impresed. But when the regime fell and I could see every single character from the political thread of the story on my own eyes I was impresed even more. And now I know (unfortunatelly) that the love thread of the book has an universal validity as well. The whole book is good without any "but".
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Beverly k Ivie
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April 1, 2019
my experience has not been great I downloaded it ,, I read it and decided to read it again only to not b able to ,, why ,, idk!!! last ebook I'm buying 1 rip off after another
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Olga Musayev
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September 3, 2015
This is one of the best books in the American canon. Unlike the movie, it's not really about romance, but more about grit and the effect of hardship on personalities. Scarlett starts out as a frivolous girl and then becomes a strong, hard woman. The whole point is that she's not "attractive"-- she's tough and able to survive. While others break under the war, she adapts and does what it takes to reach her goals.
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About the author
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949) was an American author and journalist. As a former newspaper reporter, she began Gone with the Wind in 1926. Only two people—the author and her husband—saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher. Gone with the Wind was awarded the National Book Award in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and is one of the most bestselling novels of all time.
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