Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?

<b>The captivating stories behind fifty of the greatest authors and their most famous literary creations</b> <p/> Before <i>Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara</i> ? 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.<br> - When stacked up the original manuscript of <i>Gone With the Wind</i> stood taller than Margaret Mitchell its 4' 9 1/2 author<br> - Ian Fleming creator of James Bond was part of the Allied team that cracked the Nazi's Enigma code<br> - Leo Tolstoy's wife copied <i>War and Peace</i> by hand . . . seven times <p/> From <i>The Great Gatsby</i> to Harper Lee from <i>Jaws</i> to J. K . Rowling <i>Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara</i>? offers an entertaining and informative journey through the minds of writers and the life experiences that took these amazing works from notion to novel.