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 ...
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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.
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Celia Johnson, mostly recognised for the film "Brief Encounter", was an actress who began her acting career playing alongside the 'greats' - Gerald du Maurier, Marie Tempest, Nigel Playfair. Her acting life, however, was not of the first importance, especially after she married Peter Fleming (brother of Ian and well-known travel writer and columnist), and became the mother of a son and two daughters. She was one of those rare actresses who only took on work when it did not interfere too much with her home life. Her contempories, such as Ralph Richardson, Noel Coward, Peggy Ashcroft, Maggie Smith, all thought her one of the foremost thespians of her time. In the main, the important critics loved her, although most of the work she did was not in the classics but more drawing room dramas and comedies.
Written by her daughter, Kate Fleming, this book is mainly disappointing, too often relying on letters between Peter Fleming and his wife which did not always exclude trivia. What would be of interest to the reader is too often skipped over in merely a sentence, as when the subject lunched with the Queen Mother at the Royal Lodge (twice). The famous Ian Fleming's demise is treated with the same scant detail, not even putting down the reason for his early death, and then Peter dies, more information would have been obtained from a newspaper. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the author knew her mother would not have approved of this biography and a family loyalty prevailed throughout, which is a pity because Celia was an interesting woman who married into a larger-than-life family, and mixed with interesting people, and with the help of cooks, nannies, gardeners and home help managed to run the life of a sought-after actress with that of a wife and mother.
Dame Celia Johnson, as she became, died after collapsing at her beloved bridge table, having performed only the evening before in a successful run and still in command of her acting powers. In short, the perfect 'going'. But in spite of any flaws, the reader will possibly be glad to have this book in his/her library.
