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Title: A Retelling of a fundamentally American story
Review: This neat novel is told from the point of view of view of Scarlett O'Hara's half sister. Cynara is Mammy and Scarlett's Dad's daughter. She's given to another family when she's 13, but winds up working as a maid at Belle Watling's, where she meets Rhett Butler. She becomes his mistress until Scarlett's death when they marry.It's called a parody, but it's not. It's a retelling of a fundamentally American story that needed to be retold. I read retellings of fairy tales as fantasy adult books like McKinley's _Deerskin_ and Yolen's _Briar Rose._ Those folktales don't have lots of fans who complain about the changes Yolen made to Sleeping Beauty. I'm glad I read GWTW many, many years ago. Margaret Mitchell's estate sued over this book, it was silly of them to do, but I'm glad they did. Otherwise I may not have heard of this book. I'm very glad I found it.
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