Or Scarlett being completely oblivious to how the Ballyhara people felt about Cat. (That’s entirely possible, as it’s been many years since I last read the novel.) Still, there were times when things just felt wrong… such as Rhett being so obsessed with reviving the flower gardens at Dunmore Landing. Maybe it’s been too long since I read Gone with the Wind, and I’m basing too much of my memory about them on the movie. (Made me want to read those novels all over again, too!)īut… as much as I love the book… there were many instances were Rhett and Scarlett said or did things that felt completely out of character. Having read Charleston and On Leaving Charleston, it was fun that Ripley brought in characters from those novels (Sally Brewton, Julia Ashley, etc.) into this one. I first read it back when it was new, so more than enough time had passed for me to forget a lot of the story, and it was as if I was reading it for the first time all over again. It was a lot of fun reading this one again. This review was originally posted on Goodreads on August 11, 2010. Ocgiii at English Wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons Photo of Alexandra Ripley, at her home, Lafayette Hill Tavern, Keswick, VA 1999, by Osmund Geier
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