Celia Johnson

GONE WITH THE WIND made history as the greatest bestseller of all time and the immortal legend of Scarlett O'Hara has captivated millions ever since.But the story of its author-as provocative,elusive and extraordinary as her heroine-has remained a mystery.It is revealed now by Anne Edwards with penetrating insight based on intensive research.Margaret Mitchell's doomed passion for an army officer;her impulsive marriage to a hard-drinking scoundrel;divorce;remarriage;glamour and disillusion.Above all,the phenomenal success of GONE WITH THE WIND that was to enslave her in a legend she could only escape in her tragic death in 1949.