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1861, Géorgie. Scarlett O'Hara a seize ans. Elle a devant elle l'avenir radieux d'une riche héritière de Tara, une importante plantation de coton. Mais la guerre civile est sur le point de plonger dans le chaos le pays tout entier, et Scarlett a le cœur brisé : Ashley Wilkes vient d'en épouser une autre. Pour fuir son chagrin, elle va s'installer à Atlanta, impatiente de goûter à l'énergie d'une grande ville. Là, un certain Rhett Butler, à la réputation douteuse de contrebandier, commence à s'intéresser à Scarlett et son caractère rebelle.

1866. De retour à Tara, ravagée par la guerre, Scarlett O'Hara n'a que peu de moyens pour subvenir aux besoins de ses proches, y compris Ashley dont elle reste secrètement amoureuse. Acculée, elle retourne à Atlanta où elle recroise Rhett Butler, toujours persuadé qu'ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre. La laissera-t-il lui échapper cette fois ? Comment regarder de l'avant quand la vie n'est que décombres ? Et que peut la morale d'autrefois face à l'argent d'aujourd'hui ?

When Gone with the Wind appeared in 1936, it became on overnight sensation. Nothing like it in American literature had ever been seen. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and become one of the most celebrated films of all time. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and been translated into 27 languages. Gone with the Wind is both an historical novel and an examination of the bewildering changes that swept Georgia in the 1860s.

On the Caribbean island of Saint Domingue, an island consumed by the flames of revolution, a senseless attack leaves only one survivor - an infant girl. She falls into the hands of two French émigrés, 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 Ruth's life as shaped by her strong-willed mistress and other larger-than-life personalities she encounters in the South.

Da Margaret Mitchell, Premio Pulitzer nel 1937, un capolavoro immortale della letteratura statunitense. Ascolta la famosa epopea di Rossella O'Hara in una nuova e moderna traduzione, per la prima volta in audio e in italiano. "Via col vento" è un capolavoro senza tempo, un esempio lampante dell'altissima capacità creativa e narrativa di Margaret Mitchell, uno spaccato di storia di una nazione ancora in via di sviluppo, un estratto pungente e dettagliato di una società isolata e retrograda, una lunga e sofferta storia d'amore.

Margaret Mitchell was as complex and compelling as her legendary heroine, Scarlett O'Hara, and her story is as dramatic as anything out of her own imagination. Indeed, it is the basis for the legend she created. Gone with the Wind took the American reading public by storm and went on to become one of the most popular books and motion pictures of all time. The book was a phenomenon whose success has never been equaled, but it shattered Margaret Mitchell's private life.

Eine unsterbliche Liebesgeschichte und einer der größten Bestseller des 20. Jahrhunderts: Scarlett O’Hara, verwöhnte Tochter eines Plantagenbesitzers, muss in den Wirren des amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges um den Familienbesitz Tara kämpfen. Stolz und Eigensinn stehen ihrer Liebe zu dem charmanten Kriegsgewinnler Rhett Butler im Wege.

Da Margaret Mitchell, Premio Pulitzer nel 1937, un capolavoro immortale della letteratura statunitense. Ascolta la famosa epopea di Rossella O'Hara in una nuova e moderna traduzione, per la prima volta in audio e in italiano. "Via col vento" è un capolavoro senza tempo, un esempio lampante dell'altissima capacità creativa e narrativa di Margaret Mitchell, uno spaccato di storia di una nazione ancora in via di sviluppo, un estratto pungente e dettagliato di una società isolata e retrograda, una lunga e sofferta storia d'amore.

La giornalista Margaret Mitchell(1900-1949) lavorò dieci anni ad un libro che venne poi pubblicato nel 1936 con un titolo che era una citazione di una poesia di Dowson. Il libro fu subito un successo e vendette 180000 copie. Nel 1937, grazie al suo romanzo, la Mitchell vinse il Pulitzer e nel '38 fu candidata al Nobel. La scrittrice fece molta resistenza alla realizzazione del film, che fu poi completato nel 1939, costituendo una pagina indimenticabile nella storia del cinema.

When Martin Trent rings home to announce his return from an assignment as a tour guide in Venice, Susan is filled with fear, a fear based on what has happened before, and her dread of further violence. Why does Susan put up with Martin's treatment? Though neighbours suspect what is going on, Susan covers her bruises with make-up and pretends that nothing is wrong and, despite everything, she loves Martin. But what is the truth about the relationship between Susan and Martin?

Lennie's great-grandfather played for the Cheetahs. So did his grandfather. So did his dad. They're footy legends.

Pup Morgan is a radical surfer. His dad, Mad Dog Morgan, is a surfing legend. Pup plus school, and Dad plus his job, just don't add up to happy times. One day they break out, and it's six weeks of full-on surfing and the ultimate in surfaris.

Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for 13-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in dying Cold War England, 1982. But the 13 chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell's subtlest and most effective achievement to date.