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Rhett Butler's People

Written by: Donald McCaig
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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Fully authorized by the Margaret Mitchell estate, Rhett Butler's People is the astonishing and long-awaited novel that parallels the Great American Novel, Gone with the Wind.

Twelve years in the making, the publication of Rhett Butler's People marks a major and historic cultural event. Through the storytelling mastery of award-winning writer Donald McCaig, the life and times of the dashing Rhett Butler unfolds.

Through Rhett's eyes we meet the people who shaped his larger than life personality as it sprang from Margaret Mitchell: Langston Butler, Rhett's unyielding father; Rosemary his steadfast sister; Tunis Bonneau, Rhett's best friend and a onetime slave; Belle Watling, the woman for whom Rhett cared long before he met Scarlett O'Hara at Twelve Oaks Plantation, on the fateful eve of the Civil War.

Of course there is Scarlett. Katie Scarlett O'Hara, the headstrong, passionate woman whose life is inextricably entwined with Rhett's: more like him than she cares to admit; more in love with him than she'll ever know.

Brought to vivid and authentic life by the hand of a master, Rhett Butler's People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by Gone with the Wind.

©2007 Stephens Mitchell Trust (P)2007 Macmillan Audio Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance
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Perhaps as a stand alone novel, the storyline would be fine. HOWEVER, listening to this book directly after listening to Gone With the Wind and then the sequel Scarlett, I found this book deeply disappointing! It's a shame that the author didn't familiarize himself with the book Scarlett first and at least keep the character names consistent. Also, his portrayal of Rhett's family, with the exception of his sister's name, was contrary to what wa written in the other books. I also found that his characterization of Scarlett as weak and flighty was irritating. Even in the original book, she was feisty, brave, and ambitious. She nearly single-handedly ran Tara during the war and yet, this author portrayed her as being unfamiliar with the farming equipment and wishy-washy.

Written 16 years after the sequel, I suppose McCaig decided he could safely write his vision for the storyline after GWtW. I prefer Alexandra Ripley's version.

Disappointing Storyline

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I should have listened to the other reviewer. Don't waste your money (or credit) on this. The narrator is the worst. Gone with the wind is one of my favorite books, however, this narrator butchers the authors work on this novel.
It made me angry to listen to. I'd try if again with a different narrator but this guy didn't even try and also doesn't appear to know what a comma or period means. Trust me on this; don't waste your time.

don't do it.

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