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Alexandra Ripley (née Braid; January 8, 1934 – January 10, 2004) was an American writer best known as the author of Scarlett (1991), written as a 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). Biography Born Alexandra Elizabeth Braid in Charleston, South Carolina, she attended the elite Ashley Hall and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1955 with a major in the Russian language. She was married three times: from 1958 to 1963 to Leonard Ripley, an early partner and recording engineer at Elektra Records, from 1971 to 1981 to Thomas Martin Garlock (1929–2008), and in 1981 to John Vincent Graham (1926–2007), a former professor at the University of Virginia, from whom she was legally separated at the time of her death. She died of natural causes at her home in Richmond, Virginia, is survived by two daughters. Selected works Novels 1972: Who's the Lady in the President's Bed? (as B.K. Ripley) 1981: Charleston 1984: On Leaving Charleston 1985: The Time Returns 1987: New Orleans Legacy 1991: Scarlett 1994: From Fields of Gold 1997: A Love Divine Non-fiction 1974: Caril (as B.K. Ripley, with Nanette Beaver & Patrick Trese) References External links Alexandra Ripley at IMDb . Discover the Alexandra Ripley popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Alexandra Ripley books.

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    Mouth to Mouth

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    Scarlett

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    La inolvidable continuación de Lo que el viento se llevó.Si hubo alguna vez una mujer que dejara escapar al hombre de su vida, al único que la amó incondicional y ciegamente, esa m...