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...Jonesboro, she studies the big stories of the day, the proceedings of the state senate in Atlanta, and even advertisements for patent medicines hawked during the yellow fever epidemic of the period-a plague that will undoubtedly provide some of the melodrama for GWTW II. Plotting possible ways for Scarlett and Rhett "to get richer and richer," she leafs through the financial pages to see what was happening on the cotton and sugar exchanges...
...bookcase full of historical and architectural volumes, Edwards has several issues of Godey's Ladies' Book with illustrations of clothing worn by Southern women during the Reconstruction era. "If I decide that Scarlett should have a new hat," she explained to TIME Correspondent Mary Cronin, "I'll go to my Godey's and I'll be able to describe it." Other descriptions will come from the 250 photographs, arranged by city and subject, borrowed and photocopied from libraries and historical societies. For the travels of Scarlett and Rhett, she has assembled a chronological collection...
Does this mean that Rhett went to seek his fortune in New Orleans after leaving Scarlett? "I am not saying he did," hedges Edwards, who is keeping the developing novel strictly under wraps. "But I will say that he did not go to San Francisco." The only other clues she offers: Rhett and Scarlett will meet again and Scarlett will "become wiser...
...ahead, Edwards remains buoyant and optimistic. "After all," she says, "it's something that I love to do-weave a story about marvelous characters." She is so secure about her task, in fact, that she stops work promptly at 4 p.m. and slips into a hot tub. Scarlett would have admired that...
Another paradox of Southern life is that the "niceness" image overlays a tradition of strong women. Says Ackerly: "Oh, we all love to see Gone With the Wind, and how Scarlett flits around with nothing to worry about except how small her waist is. But when it came time, Scarlett wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty. The Southern woman may seem soft and sweet, but she can do almost anything." Irma Lee Shepherd, a psychologist and professor at Georgia State University, agrees. Says she: "Girls who might whisper, simper and have the vapors at a dance often...