One of my all time favourite books although it's probably more than twenty years since I last read it. I loved this story of Scarlett O'Hara and her sisters, the dashing Rhett Butler, and the loyal Melanie Wilkes. I loved her passion and determination, her fondness for billowing dresses and the wrong men. And I loved the film too which brought all the characters and the wonderful Tara to life, all against the backdrop of the American Civil War.