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Donald McCaig and
Cherise Boothe (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
October 14, 2014
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781442374461
ISBN-10
1442374462
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.25 by 5.50 in.
Weight
0.48 lbs.
Original list price
$39.99
Other format details
audio
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel | The Marriage of Opposites | Gone With the Wind | The Boston Girl | Rhett Butler's People
The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel | The Marriage of Opposites | Gone With the Wind | The Boston Girl | Rhett Butler's People
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Authorized by the Margaret Mitchell Estate, here is the first-ever prequel to one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of all time, Gone with the Wind. The critically acclaimed author of Rhett Butlerâs People magnificently recounts the life of Mammy, one of literatureâs greatest supporting characters, from her days as a slave girl to the outbreak of the Civil War.
âHer story began with a miracle.â On the Caribbean island of Saint Domingue, an island consumed by the flames of revolution, a senseless attack leaves only one survivorâan infant girl. She falls into the hands of two French émigrés, Henri and Solange Fournier, who take the beautiful child they call Ruth to the bustling American city of Savannah.
What follows is the sweeping tale of Ruthâs life as shaped by her strong-willed mistress and other larger-than-life personalities she encounters in the South: Jehu Glen, a free black man with whom Ruth falls madly in love; the shabbily genteel family that first hires Ruth as Mammy; Solangeâs daughter Ellen and the rough Irishman, Gerald OâHara, whom Ellen chooses to marry; the Butler family of Charleston and their shocking connection to Mammy Ruth; and finally Scarlett OâHaraâthe irrepressible Southern belle Mammy raises from birth. As we witness the difficult coming of age felt by three generations of women, gifted storyteller Donald McCaig reveals a portrait of Mammy that is both nuanced and poignant, at once a proud woman and a captive, and a strict disciplinarian who has never experienced freedom herself. But despite the cruelties of a world that has decreed her a slave, Mammy endures, a rock in the river of time. She loves with a ferocity that would astonish those around her if they knew it. And she holds tight even to those who have been lost in the ravages of her days.
Set against the backdrop of the South from the 1820s until the dawn of the Civil War, here is a remarkable story of fortitude, heartbreak, and indomitable willâand a tale that will forever illuminate your reading of Margaret Mitchellâs unforgettable classic, Gone with the Wind.
âHer story began with a miracle.â On the Caribbean island of Saint Domingue, an island consumed by the flames of revolution, a senseless attack leaves only one survivorâan infant girl. She falls into the hands of two French émigrés, Henri and Solange Fournier, who take the beautiful child they call Ruth to the bustling American city of Savannah.
What follows is the sweeping tale of Ruthâs life as shaped by her strong-willed mistress and other larger-than-life personalities she encounters in the South: Jehu Glen, a free black man with whom Ruth falls madly in love; the shabbily genteel family that first hires Ruth as Mammy; Solangeâs daughter Ellen and the rough Irishman, Gerald OâHara, whom Ellen chooses to marry; the Butler family of Charleston and their shocking connection to Mammy Ruth; and finally Scarlett OâHaraâthe irrepressible Southern belle Mammy raises from birth. As we witness the difficult coming of age felt by three generations of women, gifted storyteller Donald McCaig reveals a portrait of Mammy that is both nuanced and poignant, at once a proud woman and a captive, and a strict disciplinarian who has never experienced freedom herself. But despite the cruelties of a world that has decreed her a slave, Mammy endures, a rock in the river of time. She loves with a ferocity that would astonish those around her if they knew it. And she holds tight even to those who have been lost in the ravages of her days.
Set against the backdrop of the South from the 1820s until the dawn of the Civil War, here is a remarkable story of fortitude, heartbreak, and indomitable willâand a tale that will forever illuminate your reading of Margaret Mitchellâs unforgettable classic, Gone with the Wind.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (February 4, 2015)
9781410476203 | details & prices | 569 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $34.99
About: Authorised by the Margaret Mitchell Estate, Ruth's Journey is the prequel to one of the most beloved novels of all time, Gone with the Wind.
About: Authorised by the Margaret Mitchell Estate, Ruth's Journey is the prequel to one of the most beloved novels of all time, Gone with the Wind.
from Atria Books (October 14, 2014)
9781451643534 | details & prices | 374 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.34 lbs | List price $26.00
About: Authorized by the Margaret Mitchell Estate, here is the first-ever prequel to one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of all time, Gone with the Wind.
About: Authorized by the Margaret Mitchell Estate, here is the first-ever prequel to one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of all time, Gone with the Wind.
Paperback
With Steve Lewers, Barbara Henricks (other contributor) |
2nd edition from Apa Productions (May 1, 1995); titled "Insight Guides Budapest"
9780395710722 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $21.95
This edition also contains Insight Guides Budapest
About: Describes the history, culture, and attractions of Budapest
This edition also contains Insight Guides Budapest
About: Describes the history, culture, and attractions of Budapest
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Cherise Boothe (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Simon & Schuster (October 14, 2014)
9781442374461 | details & prices | 4.25 × 5.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $39.99
About: Authorized by the Margaret Mitchell Estate, here is the first-ever prequel to one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of all time, Gone with the Wind.
About: Authorized by the Margaret Mitchell Estate, here is the first-ever prequel to one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of all time, Gone with the Wind.
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