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Scarlett
The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind"
884 pages
A sweeping, nostalgic return to a legendary historical romance that seeks to finally answer the lingering questions of a classic love story.
What it feels like
Stepping into this novel feels like a nostalgic, dramatic return to one of literature's most famous historical landscapes. The narrative moves at a steady, sweeping pace, designed to immerse readers back into the passionate, tumultuous world of the American South surrounding the Civil War. It carries an earnest, romantic tone that builds toward a startling culmination of a legendary love affair. While the prose leans more toward commercial historical fiction than the literary stylings of its predecessor, it offers a deeply emotional, melodramatic atmosphere. This is a book for readers who simply cannot let go of a classic romance and crave a definitive, sweeping conclusion to a story that has captivated generations.
- Mood
- sweeping
- passionate
- melodramatic
- Tone
- dramatic
- nostalgic
- romantic
- earnest
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- enduring love · historical legacy · romantic culmination · revisiting the past
- The writing
- A commercial historical style that aims to capture the sweeping drama of a classic, though noted by some as distinct from its predecessor's literary voice.
- The arc
- A nostalgic return to a beloved world that builds toward a startling and passionate culmination of a famous romance.
- Who it's for
- Readers looking to satisfy their curiosity about the ultimate fate of a legendary literary couple and those who crave sweeping historical romance.
Content notes
- war themes
- historical conflict
About the book
The Love Affair between Scarlett and Rhett comes to a startling culmination.*--WorldCat*
Come back to Tara...to Scarlett and Rhett...and to the greatest love story in all fiction. This is the book whose initial publication was an instant sensation: selling out immediately, setting new records, and enthralling readers all over the world. This is the book everyone wants to read, savor, and enjoy...amazon
Scarlett is a 1991 novel by Alexandra Ripley, written as a sequel to Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel, Gone with the Wind. The book debuted on The New York Times bestsellers list, but both critics and fans of the original novel found Ripley's version to be inconsistent with the literary quality of Gone with the Wind*--amazon*
Description from Open Library.
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