Alexandra Ripley, "née" Braid (January 8, 1934 - January 10, 2004) was an American writer best known as the author of "Scarlett" (1991), the sequel to "Gone with the Wind". Her first novel was "Who's the Lady in the President's Bed?" (1972). "Charleston" (1981), her first historical novel, was a bestseller, as were her next books "On Leaving Charleston" (1984), "The Time Returns" (1985), … Wikipedia
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