"Gone With the Wind" prequel to focus on Mammy.

[Jim]

My publisher e-mailed this AP wire to me. It may be of interest to some group members.

New York (AP) - Decades after the publication of "Gone With the Wind", Mammy is finally getting a back story.

Simon & Schuster imprint Atria announced Thursday that it will publish Donald McCaig's "Ruth's Journey" in October. A prequel to Margaret Mitchell's million-selling 1936 novel, the book was authorized by Mitchell's estate. McCaig previously wrote an authorized spinoff focused on Rhett Butler, "Rhett's People".

"Ruth's Journey" will track Scarlett O'Hara's no-nonsense servant's life from her arrival in Georgia in the early 19th. century.

[Jessi]

I loved Rhett's People. Very excitied about Mammy's story.