SynopsisThe Civil War had swept away her wealth. Chess has only her pride and a patent on a tobacco machine that needs the right man to fulfill its promise. With a heart committed to another man's wife and a raging ambition, Nate Richardson agrees to marry Chess. It seems they both get what they want. But the bargain will plunge them into a world of cutthroat deals and raw passions., Scarlett, the sequel to Gone with the Wind, is the all-time first-day bestselling hardcover. Now its author, Alexandra Ripley, presents a sweeping saga of a powerful American dynasty at the turn of the century. In the age of robber barons, an enigmatic tycoon's amoral and ambitious pursuit of success and a woman with torrid secrets of her own makes for a breathtaking tale of scandal, treachery and passion.
LC Classification NumberPS3568.I597F76 1994