“An immortal American classic”, “the most famous novel of the 20th century”, “a moving story of love and hate” - all this is said about Margaret Mitchell’s novel “Gone with the Wind”. About a novel whose circulation in the United States and around the world is second only to that of the Bible, and the film based on it still, 50 years after its release, remains unsurpassed in the number of viewers who watched it. What is the story of this wonderful book? How did it happen that a modest housewife - Margaret Mitchell from Atlanta - became the author of a super bestseller? What did this woman have to learn and experience to create a work that has been exciting millions of readers around the world for more than half a century? Were there people like Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in real life? All this can be found out by reading the life story of M. Mitchell “The Road to Tara”. Written in a lively and engaging manner, the book will interest not only fans of the novel Gone with the Wind, but also those who are interested in American history, publishing and cinema.