The Irish Roots of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind

This wonderful book has been written for readers of GONE WITH THE WIND in an effort to help them better understand the connections between the novel & Margaret Mitchell's personal life & family relationships. Among its many revelations are: how the character of Scarlett O'Hara is related to Mitchell's grandmother Annie Fitzgerald; & how the seminal theme of impossible love at the age of 16 is derived in part from the life of Mitchell's distant cousin, Martha Anne Holliday, who was unable to marry her first cousin, John Henry "Doc" Holliday, & who later became a nun under the name of Sister Melanie. The book also explores Mitchell's record of philanthropy to Morehouse College School of Medicine for the training of black doctors. Finally, he locates for readers, many sites mentioned in the novel & tells where they can be found. There emerges from O'Connell's discussion of the novel a view of GWTW that is less polarizing & more inclusive than it is usually given credit for. To order: Claves & Petry, Ltd., P.O. Box 3075, Decatur, GA 30031. Phone/FAX 404-370-1761. $15.00 postage paid.