Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in November 1900, Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell belonged to a wealthy and a politically prominent family. She spent her early childhood on Jackson Hill, east of downtown Atlanta, and grew up in Southern culture. Encouraged by her husband, she began writing the novel that would become Gone with the Wind. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War in America, this Book poignantly portrays how political circumstances influence human relationships. It is more than just the fervent and mysterious love between Scarlett and Rhett. The book also delicately depicts various facets of life during the Civil War. Courage, egoism and other aspects are beautifully and truthfully described in this enthralling classic tale. Read how a woman loses everything and reclaims most of it with sheer grit and passion.