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Title: Cold Sassy Tree
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Manufacturer: Mariner Books
List Price: $13.95
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| Cold Sassy Tree by Mariner Books Perspectives on death |
I recently read this book for our monthly book club. It tells the story of Cold Sassy Tree through the eyes of a young boy. What our book club felt was most interesting was the way the theme of death was the main thread throughout the story. It is one of those rare, but delightful books which keeps you thinking, long after you have read the last page.
Even if death is the theme, the book is amusing and not depressing. The characters are life-like and very real. I recommend this book to any one who enjoys the abstract, as well as the obvious. |
| Cold Sassy Tree by Mariner Books Nice Story |
| The author did a good job with this true story about her father and his grandfather, adding just enough fiction to keep it interesting while giving the reader a very colorful picture of our American past in Georgia. |
| Cold Sassy Tree by Mariner Books Cold Sassy Tree |
| This was an entertaining and interesting book, with many valuable life lessons. I liked it so well, I gave this book to my husband and my father as gifts |
| Cold Sassy Tree by Mariner Books Great stand-alone novel... |
| This novel is perfect in every way all on it's own. That said, there is a follow up "mostly" written by Burns titled Leaving Cold Sassy... don't go for that one. But, this one is a keeper. I was assigned this book in high school (quite a while ago) and it was one of the 1st novels that started my whole love-affair with books. I also recommend Louis L'Amour Last of the Breed (not a western, btw) ;-) |
| Cold Sassy Tree by Mariner Books Excellent |
| This is a fantastic heartfelt novel by the late Olive Anne Burns. This novel showcases the great skill and talent that she possessed as a writer. Very touching, funny and moving. Loved it! |
| Cold Sassy Tree by Mariner Books Product Description |
On July 5, 1906, scandal breaks in the small town of Cold Sassy, Georgia, when the proprietor of the general store, E. Rucker Blakeslee, elopes with Miss Love Simpson. He is barely three weeks a widower, and she is only half his age and a Yankee to boot. As their marriage inspires a whirlwind of local gossip, fourteen-year-old Will Tweedy suddenly finds himself eyewitness to a family scandal, and that's where his adventures begin.
Cold Sassy Tree is the undeniably entertaining and extraordinarily moving account of small-town Southern life in a bygone era. Brimming with characters who are wise and loony, unimpeachably pious and deliciously irreverent, Olive Ann Burns's classic bestseller is a timeless, funny, and resplendent treasure. |
