To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It’s the only thing that lasts, that’s worth working for, for fighting for…

Scarlett O’Hara did the most courageous thing she had ever been called on to do. She faced up to failure.

Charlestonians had a particularly vicious and cunning game, developed after the War. They treated outsiders with so much graciousness and consideration that their politeness became a weapon. ‘Visitors end up feeling as if they’re wearing...

How could a man know the truth of his own soul?

Should-haves solve nothing. It’s the next thing to happen that needs thinking about.