Who This Author Is

Alexandra Ripley has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 1997, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Time Returns and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 1997; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grand Central Pub and Audio Literature.

Best Place To Start

The Time Returns

Grand Central Pub • 1996 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Grand Central Pub and Audio Literature

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 1997; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grand Central Pub and Audio Literature.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Time Returns

    Grand Central Pub • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 416 pages.

  2. From Fields of Gold

    Grand Central Pub • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 451 pages.

  3. New Orleans Legacy

    Grand Central Pub • 1988 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 486 pages.

  4. A Love Divine

    Grand Central Pub • 1997 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 818 pages.

  5. Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind

    Thorndike Pr • 1992 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1992.

  6. Charleston

    Grand Central Pub • 1991 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 549 pages.

  7. On Leaving Charleston

    Grand Central Pub • 1991 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 574 pages.

  8. Scarlett Home Companion

    Audio Literature • 1990 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1990.

  9. Scarlet

    Pan Macmillan • 1996 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 762 pages.

  10. Scarlett, Volume 2

    G.K. Hall & Company • 1992 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 1181 pages.

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