GONE WITH THE WIND made history as the greatest bestseller of all time and the immortal legend of Scarlett O'Hara has captivated millions ever since.But the story of its author-as provocative,elusive and extraordinary as her heroine-has remained a mystery.It is revealed now by Anne Edwards with penetrating insight based on intensive research.Margaret Mitchell's doomed passion for an army officer;her impulsive marriage to a hard-drinking scoundrel;divorce;remarriage;glamour and disillusion.Above all,the phenomenal success of GONE WITH THE WIND that was to enslave her in a legend she could only escape in her tragic death in 1949.