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    Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind
    Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind
    Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind
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    Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind

    Written by Alexandra Ripley

    Narrated by Linda Stephens

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The timeless tale continues... The most popular and beloved American historical novel ever written, Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind is unparalleled in its portrayal of men and women at once larger than life but as real as ourselves. Now bestselling writer Alexandra Ripley brings us back to Tara and reintroduces us to the characters we remember so well: Rhett, Ashley, Mammy, Suellen, Aunt Pittypat, and, of course, Scarlett. As the classic story, first told over half a century ago, moves forward, the greatest love affair in all fiction is reignited; amidst heartbreak and joy, the endless, consuming passion between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler reaches its startling culmination. Rich with surprises at every turn and new emotional, breathtaking adventures, Scarlett satisfies our longing to reenter the world of Gone With the Wind, and like its predecessor, Scarlett will find an eternal place in our hearts.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 13, 2018
    ISBN9781501971013
    Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind

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    • 5/5
      I was enthralled and found no disappointment in the story, immeasurably delighted by the robust "fleshing out" of the characters from GWTW. I believe that Margaret Mitchell would have been proud of Alexandra Ripley's complimentary work, which paid tribute to GWTW by bringing the story full circle. Linda Stephens' narrative work is exquisite. She adds depth and humanity to the characters, making the whole experience much more enriching. The listener, at least personally speaking, is treated to a wonderful, heartwarming, and exciting treasure of a story. If you enjoyed GWTW, this is certainly a book that will enhance your fondness for a literary masterpiece.
    • 5/5
      Fans of the original book book will love this one too. It picks up right where the other book left off. It provides a satisfying conclusion to a beloved tale. If there was a third book I would read that too by the same author at this one because she did such a great job. Yes, the tone is slightly different but that's to be expected with a different author and such a big time gap between books.
    • 5/5
      I learned so much world history and culture and was so happy to finally feel closure from the first book.
    • 2/5
      First published in 1991 - It just didn't cut the muster. I read back in 1996. I don't even remember the details...just how horrible it was compared to Gone With the Wind. It wasn't even written by the same author. I, unfortunately, wouldn't consider this book as classic with Gone With the Wind.
    • 3/5
      The beginning of the book was thrilling Scarlett being Scarlett, get caught up in remembering the characters as old friends (swooning over Rhett).

      But then it becomes less of the known Scarlett and next thing you know she is in Ireland, with no maids, no balls and no suitors.

      I understand that in writing a sequel the characters need to expand, but a lot of what happens in the middle of the book seems slow plodding and totally out of character for Ms. O'Hara.

      Written by another author than Gone With Wind I felt this book was not nearly as interesting or true as the original. Yet I immensely enjoyed the beginning and the ends of the book and read it in 2 days so it gets 3 stars.
    • 5/5
      I love this book! I love the trials and redemption of Scarlett, while also still seeing that feisty selfish side. I often will pick it up and reread it every 2-3 years...one of my top 10 favorites!
    • 2/5
      If you want 800 pages of Gone with the Wind fanfic, this is probably the book for you. It is also really interesting to read a 'sequel by someone who wasn’t the original author' from before fanfic was common, and see that the main fanfic flaws are still pretty timeless. Sorry, that sounds cruel, but it really did feel like someone was playing with the original characters without getting the feel of the original book. The author avoided most of the opportunities to spend time with old characters in favour of new original characters, and I found it very hard to care about them. In order to spare you from having to read it, I will tell you what I remember of the plot. Melly has died, Ashley is distraught, Scarlett stops him from throwing himself on the coffin and breaking his neck, which apparently a) saves his life, and b) causes Huge Scandal. She doesn't want Ashley now, she wants Rhett, so she goes back to his home town where he is, and hangs out trying to win him back in a not hugely interesting way, while also trying to buy back Tara from some nuns. (Rhett's sister is Cool, but doesn’t get a lot of screen time.) For reasons that I can't remember she ends up going sailing with Rhett, which is Totally Awesome, and then they Nearly Drown in a Storm, and then he Saves Her Life, and they Make Love and she conceives. And then she runs away to Ireland? I never really got why, she meets some random poor relatives and enjoys learning to dance a reel with them (I mean, the Doylian reason is that the author wants to write a Scarlett O Hara in Ireland story). There is some plot where someone who doesn't like her (maybe Rhett's sister) burns a letter, so Rhett doesn't know where she's gone or why, but it doesn't make a lot of sense. Anyway he marries someone else, she decides that she's staying in Ireland, and thus begins the most crack-fic adventure where Scarlett O Hara is Rich and builds a Grand Country House in Ireland, and rides around hunting with the English lords and ladies, while accidently making a village for the Fenian Brotherhood to plot in, and becoming The O Hara of Clan O Hara. She is the Richest, the Prettiest, rises to the top of Society... but not really very interesting, the 'I have infinite money and infinite charm' doesn't make for very good plot. She has her baby in a Dramatic Caesarean Scene, everyone thinks the baby is a changeling and throws stones at her, and then there is one final grand glorious silly scene where her terrorists attack the English, everyone is shot, everything is set on fire, and then Rhett is magically there (his inconvenient other wife having died in childbirth) and they run away and hide in a tower together and then sail off into the sunset.But if you want to imagine Scarlett O Hara in Irish Peasant Bright Striped Stockings dancing a reel, then, err, this is the book for you.
    • 5/5
      As sequels written by authors other than the original go, this book was awesome. I found it to be a wonderful imagining of what might have happened in Scarlett and Rhett's future. It was easy to envision the characters from Gone With the Wind taking these routes and making these choices and Ripley's happy ending to a story which didn't have a happy ending originally was blissful for those of us who yearned for resolution in Scarlett and Rhett's relationship. The addition of Cat (the daughter they needed to replace Bonnie) was just the cherry on top.
    • 4/5
      Of course I picked up this book seeking closure, but what I found even more satisfying was seeing Scarlett finally grow up.
    • 3/5
      The book begins where Gone with the Wind left off, with Scarlett attending the funeral of her former sister-in-law and rival for Ashley Wilkes' affection, Melanie Wilkes, at which her estranged husband, Rhett Butler, is not present. Scarlett, heartbroken and aggravated that Rhett has left her completely, sets out for Tara and is saddened when she learns that Mammy, her mainstay since birth, is dying. When she arrives at Tara, she sends a telegram to notify Rhett about Mammy under the name of Will Benteen (her sister Suellen's husband), because she knows that Rhett won't come if he suspects Scarlett is there. Before Mammy dies she makes Rhett swear to look after "her lamb" Miss Scarlett. Rhett agrees, although he has no intention of honoring the request. After Mammy's death, Rhett and Scarlett fight, which culminates in Rhett leaving and Scarlett returning to the Atlanta house, determined to win Rhett back.

      Scarlett, in her haste to win Rhett back, travels to Charleston to visit Rhett's family and tries to corner him by winning his mother's affection. He instead secludes himself in the family's old plantation on the river. Scarlett convinces Rhett to take her for a sail on the harbour, where their boat capsizes during a terrible storm. When they become shipwrecked, Rhett tries to keep Scarlett awake until they reach land. Scarlett and Rhett swim until they reach an island, and take refuge in a hollow of sand dunes. Rhett says, "Oh my darling, I thought I'd killed you! My love, my life...". Scarlett thinks he means it, and the two make love in the cave. Rhett later tells her that "when a man survived something he thought he wouldn't, he does and says crazy things," and that he didn't mean it. Scarlett, knowing that he meant it tells him to look her in the eyes, and tell her honestly that he does not love her. He then confesses, but runs out because he does not want to "lose himself" over her again. He compares her to an addiction to opium. Once safely back in Charleston, Rhett leaves Scarlett near death at his mother's house, telling her, in a letter, that while he admires her bravery in the face of danger, it has changed nothing; he will never see her again.

      After Scarlett has regained her strength, she leaves Charleston with her two aunts, Pauline and Eulalie, to attend her maternal grandfather's birthday celebration in Savannah. She leaves a hastily written note to Rhett's mother, whom she has grown to love and admire, with Rhett's sister, Rosemary. Rosemary burns the note. (Rosemary overheard a nasty exchange between Rhett and Scarlett and was upset with this "dark side" of her brother. Rhett told Rosemary the whole story of loving Scarlett till there was not one drop of love left and how he would fall in love with her again if he didn't keep away from her.)

      Scarlett connects with the Savannah O'Haras against her maternal family's wishes. Scarlett's grandfather offers Scarlett his entire inheritance if she will remain with him in Savannah until his death and avoid all contact with her father's side of the family. Scarlett refuses the old man and storms out of the house, furious at his demands. She goes to stay with her cousin Jamie and his family. Soon after another cousin named Colum, a priest from Ireland, joins them. Later Scarlett agrees to travel to Ireland with him. By this time Scarlett has realized that she is pregnant with Rhett's child but she keeps her pregnancy hidden.

      In Ireland, Scarlett is heartily welcomed by her Irish kin, including her grandmother, Old Katie Scarlett, Gerald's mother. Exploring one day with her cousin Colum, they pass by an old house which the latter explained was called 'Ballyhara' along with the land surrounding it; it was O'Hara land long ago before the English seized it, along with other land from the Irish. Scarlett is mildly interested until she receives a notification of divorce from Rhett. Scarlett makes plans to leave for America at once but is stunned by more news; Rhett is married to another woman, a Charlestonian named Anne Hampton, who is said to resemble Melanie Hamilton. Heartbroken and full of remorse over her past deeds, Scarlett decides to remain in Ireland. She works with lawyers and leaves her two-third share of her father's plantation, Tara, to her son Wade Hamilton (fathered by her first husband, Charles Hamilton, brother of Melanie Wilkes), buys Ballyhara and settles down in Ireland, to her Irish family's delight. She and her cousin, Colum, tell everyone that her husband had taken ill and then died, leaving her a widow, rather than tell the truth that she was divorced.

      As Ballyhara is slowly restored, Scarlett eagerly awaits the birth of her child, praying for it to be a girl and vowing to be a good mother. She is well respected by the townspeople and her family, earning her a reputation as a hard worker, with fierce Irish pride. She becomes known as The O'Hara, a title reserved for the undisputed leader of a family clan.

      One stormy Halloween night, her water breaks. Her housekeeper, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, and the midwife whom Colum summons are unable to handle the situation, and it appears that Scarlett will die. Instead, she is saved by the wise old woman who lives near the haunted tower and who appears suddenly. The Caesarian birth is successful, but internal damage is done to Scarlett; as a result, Scarlett can no longer have children. The baby, a girl, is born with dark skin like Rhett's, but with blue eyes that slowly turn as green as Scarlett's. Full of love and thanksgiving, Scarlett names her Katie Colum O'Hara, and calls her "Cat" because of her green eyes. Rumors in the town abound about the birth of the child since one of the townspeople summoned to help with the birth claimed that the wise woman (witch) birthed a healthy boy from Scarlett but replaced the boy-child with a girl-child changeling. These rumors and fears are accented by the fact that Cat is born on Halloween, the time when bad spirits roam and play tricks on the living.

      After Scarlett has settled down in Ballyhara, she runs into Rhett a number of times—in America when she sees him while she is on the boat to Boston, at a fair where she admits she still loves him and at a hunt a week later. All the while, he still does not know he has a child. He then seeks her out at a society ball and, in this gesture, Scarlett realizes he still loves her, and that she in turn loves him in a way only she and he will ever know.

      Lord Fenton, one of the wealthiest men in Europe, pursues Scarlett relentlessly, wanting to marry her but not with good intentions. He wants Scarlett to bear his children after seeing Cat's fiery spirit and fearlessness. He also plans to unite their estates; he owns Adamstown, the land adjacent to Scarlett's. The combined estate will go to their son upon their deaths but Cat will bear his name and have the best of everything. Angered by his arrogance, Scarlett refuses and orders him out of her house. He laughs at her and asks her to call him when she reconsiders. Scarlett leaves for Dublin for her yearly visit for parties and hunts. She later decides to accept Lord Fenton when she hears that Anne is pregnant with Rhett’s second child (the first child was lost to a miscarriage). The news leaks out about her engagement and Rhett, in a drunken state, insults her when she runs into him at a horse race. A mutual friend tells her that Anne died of a fever and the baby died four days after its birth and she rushes back to Ballyhara hopeful that Rhett would come looking for her. She finds English there with a warrant to arrest Colum, who is the head of the Fenian Brotherhood, a group of Irish people planning to revolt against the English. Colum is murdered and Rosaleen Fitzpatrick sets fire to the entire English arsenal to avenge Colum. The villagers, thinking Scarlett is in league with the English, burn her house down. Rhett comes to her rescue and he tries to convince her to escape with him. Scarlett doesn't go, but runs around her house yelling, "Cat! Cat! Where are you?" Rhett, confusedly says, "There's no time for the cat! We have to go!" Scarlett looks at him, dumbfounded. "Oh you fool! Not a cat," she barks. "Katie Colum O'Hara, called Cat. She's your daughter." Stunned, Rhett demands that Scarlett tell him how that's possible. Scarlett, still anxious about finding Cat, gives him a hurried explanation of when Cat was conceived. Rhett frantically goes in search of his newfound daughter with Scarlett at his heels. They find Cat in the kitchen after Scarlett remembers that Cat loves the kitchen. The three climb into the high tower on Ballyhara where Cat has made a playhouse and they stay there for the night. Scarlett explains why she didn’t tell him about Cat and he understands. Rhett and Scarlett both say "I love you". They wake up the next morning ready to start their new lives together and leave Ireland. The book ends with "Grainne told me to keep it," said by Cat, speaking of the old rope ladder which they will use to climb down from the tower.
    • 1/5
      Wildly improbable with Scarlett unrecognizable and rhett barely so (and absent for much of book). Started with decent slant of getting more into her father's background versus the southern "aristocracy" she was raised in...except that was away from Tara as promised in synopsis on book jacket. If not touted as sequel and a standalone book,, would have rounded up for not being completely formulaic and settings/era not as commonly used in the genre. Writing was to my liking except often overly dramatic, just not story or characters or thin attempt to connect to Gone With The Wind.
    • 4/5
      Excellent period post civil war novel
    • 1/5
      It was only physical pain, she could stand that. It was the other pain—the postponed, delayed, denied shadowy pain—that she couldn't bear. Not yet, not here, not when she was all alone.Gone With the Wind is one of my all time favorite books so I always felt that one day I would get around to reading Scarlett. I had my reservations about reading this book because GWTW has such a magic to it and now that I have read Scarlett I realize those reservations I had were justified. I never expected someone else to create a work that was as great a masterpiece as GWTW but when a book is marketed as a 'sequel' to GWTW I expect some of the same style and for the characters to be the same as they are in GWTW.This book just didn't capture the same Scarlett that readers love from GWTW. I was really confused with how Alexandra Ripley had Scarlett acting and where she had her going. We all know how selfish Scarlett can be but this book had her abandoning her children to go off 'adventuring' and finding distant relatives. I never would have thought of Scarlett going off to Ireland.This book has a mix of old faces and new faces. But let's be honest, it is a whole lot more of new faces than old faces. Scarlett's children, her sister Suellen and Suellen's husband Will, and Rhett make small appearances in this book. I was yearning for some old familiar faces in this book. I feel like Rhett was there a decent amount in the first half of the book but then he disappears and reappears only for a bit until he is finally back in the story at the end. I can't really describe how I felt about this interpretation of Rhett Butler because I don't feel like he was in the story enough.Let me tell you some of the events in Ireland were just outright boring. It was bad enough that I had to get used to all these new faces (that I felt were all using Scarlett) but then the plot starts to drag on and get boring. I didn't like the whole 'changeling' thing and didn't feel it was necessary. When I was reading about Scarlett giving birth to Cat I got as squeamish as I was when I watched the first Saw movie. I can't say that I enjoyed when Scarlett started spending time in Dublin as those events could be as boring as the rest of the Ireland parts.I don't think that this was the best it could have been as a sequel to Gone With the Wind. Quite frankly I was expecting a lot more than this. I never really realized that I had my own theories about what I felt happened to all of the characters after GWTW until I started reading this book. I kind of like my own theories better than the events in this book but I do have to say that even though this wasn't what I expected or wanted I did manage to fly right through it.
    • 4/5
      I loved everything in this book. Scarlett fascinated me. Graiine and Colum both intrigued. The descriptions of Ireland were beautiful. Great book.
    • 5/5
      This is a good example of what published fan fiction is.
    • 4/5
      Because I LOVE GWTW, & the love story of Scarlett & Rhett is truly timeless, when this book came out I had to have it. In this book, Scarlett travels back to Ireland to find the Irish O'Haras after GWTW leaves off. She finds family, roots, & a purpose in bringing the family estate back to life. Somehow she becomes the head of the O'Hara clan, & somehow Rhett finds her again. They share one night in a cabin on the banks of a river after a storm, & he takes off yet again. Scarlett realizes that she is pregnant, & is determined to have her baby without Rhett, & doesn't even want him to know about Cat. Well, best laid plans & all that goes awry, & the conclusion to the book is a happy one :)
    • 4/5
      While my adult memories of this story don't hold up to scrutiny, my high school self was over the moon to discover a happy resolution to the story of Scarlett and Rhett. I remember this book and many of it's plot elements vividly to this day, this book assuaged a deep need to resolve GONE WITH THE WIND in a different way.
    • 2/5
      Just who the hell is so conceited that they think they can write the sequel to one of the best stories ever written?

    • 1/5
      This book is smut, and it reduces Mitchell's work to all the negative stereotypes of "chic lit." Mitchell's unique, textured voice is lost in the indulgence of Ripley's fantasies. Two thumbs down on this one.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this book. I didn't know if I would liked it after reading gone with the wind. I have read both books and will keep reading them over and over.
    • 4/5
      This really is a typical romance novel. It is based on the characters created by Margaret Mitchell in "Gone With The Wind" , with a bit of Irish and history tossed in. I truly enjoyed this book but only because I had read GWTW and already knew the characters (their history and story). "Scarlett" picks up where GWTW left off, and does a good job of bridging the two stories. Once again we see the on/off romance-game played and re-played by Scarlett & Rhett. This story was a little too heavy on the romance-side from time to time, but I still enjoyed the character and setting development throughout the story. I think the direction Scarlett took in this story is completely believable. Even though Scarlett is a strong, scheming, grown woman, she remains naive to the world and still feels inadequate. This story takes you to all new locations with new characters and events (some historical)worthy of GWTW. WARNING: if you saw the "Scarlett" movie, you have NO IDEA what this book is about! The movie compressed and completely changed significant events. I would never watch the movie again, and felt robbed of what should have been a great movie experience.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this book, I have read it multiple times and each time I can feel the need for Scarlett to get Rhett back at any cost!
    • 4/5
      I have read Gone with the Wind and it's sequel more times than I care to admit. I simply cannot help myself though, it just appeals to the hidden romantic side of me in a way other novels just never did.I have to admit though that I have always loved Scarlett even more than Gone with the Wind. Perhaps it's because of Scarlett's growth, or the Irish setting, that just resonate with me more fully than the first novel.I assume that more people have read this sequel, but if you haven't, do ahead and try it! Don't be daunted by the 800 or so pages, it goes quickly. Seeing (figuratively) Scarlett finally grow-up and fall in love is worth the time and effort.If that doesn't persuade you, the beautiful and lush Irish backdrop for the second half of the novel should be more than sufficient!
    • 4/5
      I know a lot of Gone With the Wind purists weren't happy about this sequel, but I really liked it. I liked seeing the growth Scarlett goes through while exploring her true roots. I like to see her becoming human and finding true happiness. I was slightly disappointed that she was never reconciled with her first two children, but at least they were happy and found their own way. I liked the resolution at the end... but I prefer my books to come full circle. All in all, if you liked or loved Gone With the Wind, read this!
    • 4/5
      Loved it, the end made me cry. I love the fact that some love cannot end. I love the way the story ended and was happy with the writer.
    • 2/5
      not so good.....margret mitchell had written it in much better sense and aspect as this one.
    • 1/5
      After the passionate GWTW, this book was disappointing. Scarlett's determination to win Rhett back left me eager for a sequel; but this book didn't seem to capture the passion and spirit of our beloved Southern Belle. For half the novel, she wasn't even in the South; but in Ireland. Overall, I didn't enjoy it too much.
    • 3/5
      I'm embarrassed that I enjoyed this book. I blame being a teenager.
    • 5/5
      This sequel is bound to transport the reader into reformation southern America following the Civil War. It is true to Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone With The Wind', and goes beyond. It is well worth the time to read the 800+ pages, which you won't be able to put down!!!
    • 1/5
      This was the first book I remember being so anticipated, and dreaded at the same time. I didn't think anyone could do justice to the first story and thought they should leave well enough alone. Yet I had to read it the first chance I got, and it truly did suck, with as much force as a book can suck. The characters were watered down versions of their original glory, and Scarlet, though never an angel, was just this simpering fool of a woman that the original would never have put up with. Seriously, what the hell.