Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books (2008)

by Jenny Bond

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There had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate all lovers of language and literature, it reveals in short, pithy chapters, the lives, loves, motivations, and quirky, fascinating details involving fifty of the best-loved books of the Western world. From the Great Gatsby to Harper Lee, from Jaws to J.K. Rowling, Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara? offers an entertaining and informative journey through the minds of writers and the life experiences that took these amazing works from notion to novel.… (more)

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There is so much I now know about the books I've read and the books I want to read. (

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Kimberlyhi | Apr 15, 2023 |

Interesting short essays on various literary works and their authors

ritaer | Jul 10, 2018 |

This was a very interesting read. It is amazing how close we came to not having so many great works of literature. Makes me wonder how many masterpieces we lost by those who just didn't make it happen! (

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Jen.ODriscoll.Lemon | Jan 23, 2016 |

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Jen.ODriscoll.Lemon | Jan 23, 2016 |

from MaryZee's bookish book box; As the title says - the backstory behind 50 books. Interesting how some of the authors only had one, and others churned out lots of reading material. And to answer the question in the title, originally it was Pansy O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. CAn you imagine GWTW without a Scarlett? This will be moving along again in another bookish book box. (

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To the greatest character we know--a beautiful little man by the name of Sam who entered our lives halfway through the writing of this book.

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"We're writing a book about books," was our response when people wondered out loud why they hadn't seen us for the eighteen months it took to produce the fifty fascinating chapters into which you are about to delve.

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There had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate all lovers of language and literature, it reveals in short, pithy chapters, the lives, loves, motivations, and quirky, fascinating details involving fifty of the best-loved books of the Western world. From the Great Gatsby to Harper Lee, from Jaws to J.K. Rowling, Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara? offers an entertaining and informative journey through the minds of writers and the life experiences that took these amazing works from notion to novel.

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