Donald McCaig

Atractiu, rebel, seductor, indòmit: gairebé un cavaller… Gràcies al domini narratiu de Donald McCaig, entrem a la vida i l'època del renegat i fascinant Rhett Butler que, en aquesta ocasió, és el pro

Rhett Butlers People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by Americas greatest novel, Gone With The Wind. Here youll meet Rhett as a boy, a free spirit who loved the marshes and tidewaters of the Low Country, and learn of the ruthlessness of Rhetts father, whose desire for control resulted in unspeakable. Through Rhetts eyes, youll encounter those who shaped him in other ways: the Overseers daughter, Belle Watling; Rosemary, Rhetts brave and determined sister; Tunis Bonneau, the son of freed slaves who understood the young Rhett like no one else; and Jack Ravanel, whose name became inextricably linked to heartbreak. And then theres Katie Scarlett OHara herselfthe headstrong, passionate woman whose life is inextricably entwined with Rhetts: more like him than she cares to admit; more in love with him than either of them will ever know

Fully authorized by the Margaret Mitchell estate, Rhett Butler's People is the astonishing and long-awaited novel that parallels the Great American Novel, Gone With The Wind. Twelve years in the making, the publication of Rhett Butler's People marks a major and historic cultural event. Through the storytelling mastery of award-winning writer Donald McCaig, the life and times of the dashing Rhett Butler unfolds. Through Rhett's eyes we meet the people who shaped his larger than life personality as it sprang from Margaret Mitchell's unforgettable pages: Langston Butler, Rhett's unyielding father; Rosemary his steadfast sister; Tunis Bonneau, Rhett's best friend and a onetime slave; Belle Watling, the woman for whom Rhett cared long before he met Scarlett O'Hara at Twelve Oaks Plantation, on the fateful eve of the Civil War. Of course there is Scarlett. Katie Scarlett O'Hara, the headstrong, passionate woman whose life is inextricably entwined with Rhett's: more like him than she cares to admit; more in love with him than she'll ever know... Brought to vivid and authentic life by the hand of a master, Rhett Butler's People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by Gone With The Wind.

From the national bestselling author of Rhett Butlers People, the exquisitely imagined, deeply researched (Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of March) authorized prequel to Gone with the Wind following the epic story of one of literatures greatest charactersMammymagnificently recounting her life from her infancy in Haiti and days as a slave in the South, to raising Scarlett at Tara and the outbreak of the Civil War.The only authorized prequel to Margaret Mitchells Gone with the Windthe unforgettable story of Mammy. On a Caribbean island consumed by the flames of revolution, an infant girl falls under the care of two French emigres, 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 Ruths life as shaped first by her strong-willed mistress, and then by Solanges daughter Ellen and Gerald OHara, the rough Irishman Ellen chooses to marry; the Butler family of Charleston and their unexpected connection to Mammy Ruth; and finally Scarlett OHarathe irrepressible Southern belle Mammy raises from birth. As we witness the lives of three generations of women, gifted storyteller Donald McCaig reveals a nuanced portrait of Mammy, at once a proud woman and a captive, a strict disciplinarian who has never experienced freedom herself. Through it all, Mammy endures, a rock in the river of time. 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 willand a tale that will forever illuminate your reading of Margaret Mitchells Gone with the Wind.

Atractivo, rebelde, seductor, indómito. Casi un caballero... Rhett Butler, el retrato de uno de los personajes más apasionantes de la historia de la literatura universal.Gracias a la maestría narrativa de Donald McCaig entramos en la vida y la epoca del renegado y fascinante Rhett Butler, que en esta ocasion es protagonista indiscutible. Su infancia en la plantacion, la rebeldia que le lleva a ser desheredado por su padre, el inflexible Langston Butler, y luego expulsado de la academia West Point, los origenes de su relacion con Madame Belle Watling, la oposicion a la guerra civil y su posterior participacion en la misma, y el origen de su fortuna como comerciante en California, son solo algunos de los episodios que cubre esta novela epica.Y sobrevolandolos a todos, la profunda historia de amor con Katie Scarlett OHara, la testaruda, caprichosa, frivola y apasionada mujer cuya vida se vera inextricablemente unida a la suya mucho mas alla de lo que ninguno de los dos estaria dispuesto a admitir.Tras doce años de gestacion y autorizada por los herederos de Margaret Mitchell, la publicacion de Rhett Butler representa un evento cultural internacional. Esta novela convertira en realidad los sueños de los miles de lectores marcados de manera indeleble por Lo que el viento se llevo.Mas alla de Lo que el viento se llevo... La leyenda continua.

Atractivo, rebelde, seductor, indómito. Casi un caballero... Rhett Butler, el retrato de uno de los personajes más apasionantes de la historia de la literatura universal. Gracias a la maestría narrativa de Donald McCaig entramos en la vida y la epoca del renegado y fascinante Rhett Butler, que en esta ocasion es protagonista indiscutible. Su infancia en la plantacion, la rebeldia que le lleva a ser desheredado por su padre, el inflexible Langston Butler, y luego expulsado de la academia West Point, los origenes de su relacion con Madame Belle Watling, la oposicion a la guerra civil y su posterior participacion en la misma, y el origen de su fortuna como comerciante en California, son solo algunos de los episodios que cubre esta novela epica. Y sobrevolandolos a todos, la profunda historia de amor con Katie Scarlett O'Hara, la testaruda, caprichosa, frivola y apasionada mujer cuya vida se vera inextricablemente unida a la suya mucho mas alla de lo que ninguno de los dos estaria dispuesto a admitir. Tras doce años de gestacion y autorizada por los herederos de Margaret Mitchell, la publicacion de Rhett Butler representa un evento cultural internacional. Esta novela convertira en realidad los sueños de los miles de lectores marcados de manera indeleble por Lo que el viento se llevo. Mas alla de Lo que el viento se llevo... La leyenda continua.

Más allá de Lo que el viento se llevó… La leyenda continúa. Atractivo, rebelde, seductor, indómito. Casi un caballero… Gracias a la maestría narrativa de Donald McCaig entramos en la vida y la época