She attended the elite Ashley Hall, in Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1955 with a major in Russian. Scarlett received some damning reviews, but was very successful nonetheless. Charleston (1981), her first historical novel, was a bestseller, as were her next books On Leaving Charleston (1984), The Time Returns (1985), and New Orleans Legacy (1987). Her first novel was Who's that lady in the President's bed? (1972). January 10, 2004), the only child of Alexander and Elizabeth Braid, was an American writer best known as the author of Scarlett (1991), the sequel to Gone with the Wind. Picture of the first edition title page for Scarlett.Elisa_rolle Alexandra Ripley, née Braid (January 8, 1934, Charleston, S.C. Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of Scarlett. Picture of the first edition Warner Books boards for Scarlett. Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Scarlett. Picture of dust jacket where original $24.95 price is found for Scarlett. Picture of the first edition copyright page for Scarlett. Picture of the 1991 first edition dust jacket for Scarlett. The New York Times reviewed Scarlett with this headline - "In 'Scarlet,' Only the Names Are the Same".
Margaret Mitchell's estate selected Alexandra Ripley to write the sequel. Scarlett was sanctioned by the estate of Margaret Mitchell as the official sequel to Gone with the Wind despite the fact that Margaret Mitchell herself refused to write a sequel and never granted rights for anyone else to do so. It had a floral pattern in the binding and was issued in a matching floral slipcase. It was signed, numbered, and limited to 5,000 copies. There was a first anniversary edition that was published a year after the first edition. The back dust jacket panel has an excerpt from the book.
Boards are white with gold lettering on a red cloth spine. Pages: 823 "First printing: September 1991" is stated on the copyright page above full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". First Edition Points and Criteria for Scarlett
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