- Alexandra Ripley
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), and "New Orleans Legacy" (1987). "Scarlett" received some bad reviews, but was very successful nonetheless. She attended the eliteAshley Hall , inCharleston, South Carolina , andVassar College inPoughkeepsie, New York .She died in
Richmond, Virginia , and is survived by two daughters from her first marriage to Leonard Ripley, a son in law and granddaughter, Alexandra Elizabeth.Novels
*1972: "Who's the Lady in the President's Bed?"
*1981: "Charleston"
*1984: "On Leaving Charleston"
*1985: "The Time Returns"
*1987: "New Orleans Legacy"
*1991: "Scarlett"
*1994: "Fom Fields of Gold
*1997: "A Love Divine"External links
* [http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/27/graham-widower-of-scarlett-author-dies/ "Graham, widower of Scarlett author, dies"]
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/009/000029919/ NNDB article]
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