Linda Stephens
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"The names of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler have been emblazoned in the memories of generations of readers who have made Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind one of the most beloved sagas in American literature. Here is the sweeping take of Scarlett, raised to be a southern lady of leisure, and her world, which changes irrevocably during the Civil War. Scarlett's struggle is that of the south--trying to scrape together a life of decency and meaning...
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Dolores has suffered almost every abuse and familial travesty that exists. Her father is a violent, philandering liar, her mother has the mental and emotional consistency of Jell-O, and the men in her life are probably the gender's most loathsome creatures. She is determined to rise above all of it.
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Mary Swan Middleton has always taken for granted the advantages of her family's wealth. But a tragedy that touches all of Atlanta sends her reeling in grief. When the family maid challenges her to reach out to the less fortunate as a way to ease her own pain, Mary Swan meets Carl--and everything changes. For although Carl is her opposite in nearly every way, he has something her privileged life could not give her. And when she seeks his help to uncover...