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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.

A timeless, funny, resplendent novel about romance and adolescence, and how people lived and died in a small Southern town at the turn of the century.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780618919710
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Publication date: 9/4/2007
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 400
  • Sales rank: 84,759
  • Lexile: 0930L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 8.20 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Olive Ann Burns was born in 1924 on a farm in Banks County, Georgia, and went to school in nearby Commerce, which was the model for Cold Sassy. She attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; received a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and for ten years was on the Sunday magazine staff of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. She turned to fiction writing as a respite during treatment for cancer. She completed Cold Sassy Tree and a partial manuscript for its sequel, Leaving Cold Sassy, before her death in 1990.

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Cold Sassy Tree

By Olive Ann Burns

MacMillan Publishing Company.

Copyright © 1985 Olive Ann Burns
All right reserved.
ISBN: 081613880X

Chapter One

1
Three weeks after Granny Blakeslee died, Grandpa came to our house for his early morning snort of whiskey, as usual, and said to me, "Will Tweedy? Go find yore mama, then run up to yore Aunt Loma's and tell her I said git on down here. I got something to say. And I ain't a-go'n say it but once't."
"Yessir."
"Make haste, son. I got to git on to the store."
Mama made me wait till she pinned the black mourning band for Granny on my shirt sleeve. Then I was off. Any time Grandpa had something to say, it was something you couldn't wait to hear.
That was eight years ago on a Thursday morning, when Grandpa Blakeslee was fifty-nine and I was fourteen. The date was July 5, 1906. I know because Grandpa put it down in the family Bible, and also Toddy Hughes wrote up for the Atlanta paper what happened to me on the train trestle that day and I still have the clipping. Besides that, I remember it was right after our July the Fourth celebration-the first one held in Cold Sassy, Georgia, since the War Between the States.
July 5, 1906, was three months after the big earthquake in San Francisco and about two months after a stranger drove through Cold Sassy in a Pope-Waverley electric automobile that got stalled trying to cross the railroad tracks. I pushed it up the incline and the man let me ride as far as the Athens highway.
July 5, 1906, was a year after my great-grandmother on the Tweedy side died for the second and last time out in Banks County. It was six months after my best friend, Bluford Jackson, got firecrackers for Christmas and burned his hand on one and died of lockjaw ten days later. And like I said, it was only three weeks after Granny Blakeslee went to the grave.
During those three weeks, Grandpa Blakeslee had sort of drawn back inside his own skin. Acted like I didn't mean any more to him than a stick of stovewood. On the morning of July 5th, he stalked through the house and into our company room without even speaking to me.
Granny never would let him keep his corn whiskey at home. He kept it in the company room at our house, which was between the depot and downtown, and came by for a snort every morning on his way to work. I and my little redheaded sister, Mary Toy, always followed him down the hall, and he usually gave us each a stick of penny candy before shutting the company room door in our faces. While our spit swam over hoarhound or peppermint, we'd hear the floorboards creak in the closet, then a silence, then a big "H-rumph!" and a big satisfied "Ah-h-h-h!" He would come out smiling, ready for the day, and pat Mary Toy's head as he went past her.
But this particular morning was different. For one thing, Mary Toy had gone home with Cudn Temp the day before. And Grandpa, instead of coming out feeling good, looked like somebody itching for a fight. That's when he said, "Will Tweedy?" (He always called me both names except when he called me son.) Said, "Will Tweedy? Go find yore mama, then run up to yore Aunt Loma's and tell her I said git on down here."
Lots of people in Cold Sassy had a telephone, including us. Grandpa didn't. He had one at the store so he could phone orders to the wholesale house in Athens, but he was too stingy to pay for one at home. Aunt Loma didn't have a phone, either. She and Uncle Camp were too poor. That's why I had to go tell her.
I ran all the way, my brown and white bird dog, T.R., bounding ahead. As usual when we got to Aunt Loma's, the dog plopped down on the dirt sidewalk in front of her house to wait. He couldn't go up in the dern yard because of the dern cats, of which there were eighteen or twenty at least. They would scratch his eyes out if he went any closer.
I found Aunt Loma sitting at the kitchen table, her long curly red hair still loose and tousled, the dirty breakfast dishes pushed back to clear a space. With one cat in her lap and another licking an oatmeal bowl on the table, she sat drinking coffee and reading a book of theater plays.
Mama never knew how often Aunt Loma put pleasure before duty like that. Mama liked to stay in front of her work. But then Loma was young-just twenty-and sloven.
When I told her what Grandpa said, she slammed her book down so hard, the cap leaped off the table. "Why don't you just tell him I'm busy." But even as she spoke she stood up, gulped some coffee, set down the cup still half full, and rushed upstairs to change into a black dress on account of her mother having just died and all. When she came down, carrying fat, sleepy Campbell Junior, her mass of red hair was combed, pinned up, and draped with what she called "my genteel black veil."
Campbell Junior pulled at the veil all the way to our house, and Aunt Loma fussed all the way. When we got there, she handed the baby over to our cook, Queenie, and hurried in where Grandpa was pacing the front all, his high-top black shoes squeaking as he walked.
I couldn't help noticing how in only three weeks as a widower he already looked like one. His dark bushy hair and long gray beard were tangled. The heavy, droopy mustache had some dried food stuck on it. His black hat, pants, and vest were dusty and the homemade white shirt rusty with tobacco juice. Granny always prided herself on keeping his wild hair and beard trimmed, his shirts clean, his pants brushed and "nice." Now that she was gone, he couldn't do for himself very well, having only the one hand, but he wouldn't let Mama or Aunt Loma do for him.
"Mornin', Pa," Aunt Loma grumped.
"Is that y'all, Will?" Mama called from the dining room, where she was closing windows and pulling down shades to keep out the morning sun. We waited in the front hall till she hurried in, her hair still in a thick plait down one side of her neck. I always thought she looked pretty with it like that-almost like a young girl. Mama was a plain person, like Granny, and didn't dress fancy the way Aunt Loma did every time she stuck her nose out of the house. Even at home Aunt Loma was fancy. She wouldn't of been caught dead in an apron made out of a flour sack, whereas Mama had on one that still read Try Skylark Self-Rising Flour right across the chest. The words hadn't washed out yet, which I was sure Aunt Loma noticed as she said crossly, "Mornin', Sister."
Taking off the apron as if we had real company, Mama said to me, "Son, you go gather the eggs, hear? With Mary Toy gone, you got to gather the eggs."
"Yes'm." My feet dragged me toward the back hall.
"Let them aiggs wait, Mary Willis," Grandpa ordered. "I want Will Tweedy to hear what I come to say. He'll know soon enough anyways." Then he stomped toward the open front door and put his hand on the knob as if all he planned to say was good-bye-or maybe more like he was fixing to put a match to a string of firecrackers and then run before they went off.
My mother asked, nervous-like, "You want us all to go sit in the parlor, sir?"
He shook his head. "Naw, Mary Willis, it won't take long enough to set down for." He took off his black hat and laid it on the table, pulled at his mustache, scratched through the white streak in his beard, and turned those deep blue eyes on Mama and Aunt Loma, his grown children, standing together puzzled and uneasy. When he began his announcement, you could tell he had practiced it. "Now, daughters, you know I was true to yore mother. Miss Mattie Lou was a fine wife. A good cook. A real good woman. Beloved by all in this here town, and by me, as y'all know."
Hearing Grandpa go on about Granny made my throat ache. Mama and Aunt Loma went to sobbing out loud, their arms around each other.
"Now quit yore blubberin', Mary Willis. Hesh up, Loma. I ain't finished." Then his voice softened. "Since yore ma's passin' I been a-studyin' on our life together. Thirty-six year we had, and they was good years. I want y'all to know I ain't never go'n forget her."
"Course you w-won't, Pa," said my mother, sobbing.
"But she's gone, just like this here hand a-mine." He held up his left arm, the shirt sleeve knotted as usual just below the elbow. Grandpa's blue eyes were suddenly glassy with unspilled tears. He struggled to get aholt of himself, then went on. "Like I said, she's gone now. So I been studyin' on what to do. How to make out. Well, I done decided, and when I say what I come to say I want y'all to know they ain't no disrespect to her intended." Grandpa opened the door wider. He was about to light his firecrackers.
"Now what I come to say," he blurted out, "is I'm aimin' to marry Miss Love Simpson."
Mama's and Aunt Loma's mouths dropped open and their faces went white. They both cried out, "Pa, you cain't!"
"I done ast her and she's done said yes. And Loma, they ain't a bloomin' thang you can do bout it."
Aunt Loma's face got as red as if she'd been on the river all day, but it was Mama who finally spoke. In a timid voice she said, "Sir, Love Simpson's young enough to be your daughter! She's not more'n thirty-three or -four years old!"
"Thet ain't got a thang to do with it."
Mama put both hands up to her mouth. With a sort of whimper, she said, "Pa, don't you care what folks are go'n say?"
"I care bout you carin' what they'll say, Mary Willis. But I care a heap more bout not bein' no burden on y'all. So hesh up."
Aunt Loma was bout to burst. "Think, Pa!" she ordered, tears streaming down her face. "Just think. Ma hasn't been d-dead but three w-w-weeks!"
"Well, good gosh a'mighty!" he thundered. "She's dead as she'll ever be, ain't she? Well, ain't she?"

Continues...

Excerpted from Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns Copyright © 1985 by Olive Ann Burns. Excerpted by permission.
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  • Posted May 26, 2011

    I read about 100 books a year and Cold Sassy Tree remains my favorite! I love Grandpa and the reverance he shows for Grandma......humorous but touching!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 29, 2011

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    Book Club read. I think I may quit this book club!!
    I'm finding this book very hard to get though. I tell myself before reading, I need to work on reading my book. (Boy H'owdy) Work it is! The dialect is difficut to focus. I'm half way though forcing myself to finish.
    I don't care about the characters, not enough depth. The story is boring, petty and drawn out. I'll be glad when it's over.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2012

    I really wanna read this book but it's kinda expensive.

    Can someone tell me if the book is worth the money?

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 20, 2012

    Ugh bad read

    I had to read this over the summer for school and i hated it so much! It just so slow and pointless. I had to fight to get done with it. I love reading but this is honestly one of the worst book i have ever read. Dont get it.

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  • Posted August 6, 2011

    Magnificent beyond...

    I have the paper back book given to me as a gift from my librarian. I just loved this book. It wa so sweet,loving, and of course funny. Although it was a long book it was slow at first the ending was so wonderful it made me cry. If anyone should be going throuh any difficulies and decisions i highly recomend u read this book. Some parts are a little strange fyi. I would also consider this book to be a romance novel too. If anyone reads tis and u dont mind long books read this. Oh and i almost forgot, here is a sequel to th book called leaving cold sassy which i am looking for. ALL LOVERS WHO HAVE READ THE BOOK MUST READ SEQUEL!!!!

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  • Posted June 9, 2011

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    It's life...

    I loved this book...more surprising, my husband loved this book. It is filled with with the day to day small wins and losses we all understand and identify with. read it and feel good.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 10, 2012

    Don't judge a book by it's cover? I wish someone had ammended it

    Don't judge a book by it's cover? I wish someone had ammended it to "Don't trust a book by it's covers" before I wasted one of my precious giftcards on this novel.
    Assigned this book for a independent reading project in my English class and chose it based upon the fun cover art, raving reviews, and description of the back. This novel was anything but fun. After I got through the first ten chapters of crying, I realized I had picked up nothing of value from those first 64 pages. This was a trend that continued throughout the entirety of the novel. The words of the back of the novel promised a comical tale of Will Tweedy in Cold Sassy. The pitiful attempts at humor only left me feeling uncomfortable. The absurdness of a child listening to his grandpa and his young wife and not leaving traumatized was beyond my level of understanding. I cannot fathom the logic the author had used to justify his reaction or lack thereof.

    This novel stayed true to the "American" themes in a way that seemed almost forced. Olive tied to make it too American by addressing almost every "American" theme. She wrote about religion, modernism, and the American dream. This may seem lie enough but she didn't stop there and addressed racism, family, and class differences. She touched upon materialism and judgments. I found myself overwhelmed by the amount of drama and ideas brought forth. This was not a pleasant effect and only added to my frustration created by the lies on the back cover.

    The only salvation of this book was E. Rucker Blakeslee. His attitude and wit is the only good part of the novel. The way he didn't care about what others think provided a refreshing change from the monotone attitudes of the rest of the characters.

    With an overload of American ideas and overly dramatic scenes the only thing keeping this from the dreaded one star is the refreshing character of the Grandpa.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 12, 2012

    A book

    This was a good book after you get past the first couple of chapters because it seeems to repeat itself but the rest is just wonderful.

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  • Posted April 3, 2012

    Highly Recommend

    This book touched my heart in more than one way. I finished it night before last but still think about the people
    . Have you ever read one of those books where you miss the characters when it's over? Well this is one of those books for me. I loved it and would highly recommend Cold Sassy Tree. I plan to read other books by Olive Ann Burns.

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  • Posted February 24, 2012

    Read This Book, It Is GREAT!!!

    If you are Southern, this is a must read. If you are not, it will entertain you. Olive Ann wrote a followup book, it is also a very good read. I suggest buying the books in paperback form. Have had issues with Barnes & Noble, and their Nook customer service department.

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  • Posted January 3, 2012

    Not Bad But Not Great

    Didn't agree with some of the events in the book, but it kept my interest for the most part and had some exciting parts. A few passages were spectacular and the plot was nice. The dialect wasn't too hard for me to get used to, so that wasn't much of an issue, but it definitely could've been shorter.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 27, 2011

    Bri

    I love this book grandpa did not care what anybody thought my fav person in this story was Will great book

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  • Posted July 16, 2011

    Pretyt Pretty good

    I havent finished this yet but it seems to be an easy enjoyable read

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  • Posted February 25, 2011

    Amazing

    This was def. a great book. I laughed in many places. I really liked it bc it is set where I live.

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  • Posted February 4, 2011

    wonderful.,loveable people.

    Great,interesting read. Lovely descriptions. Thoughtful and inspirational. Thoughtful passages about relationships ofyouth and aged.......and prayers!

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  • Posted December 22, 2010

    Loved this book

    I listened to this book and absolutely LOVED it. I will recommend this to family and friends. The characters are so cute and the book jsut gives you that all over warm feeling.

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  • Posted January 2, 2010

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    A Book full of Promise!

    Although the beginning is slow and the plot tends to scatter at different points in the story, Cold Sassy tree is a book very dear to my heart and something I would recommend for someone who is dealing with loss. The characters draw you in with their drastic personalities (Especially Grandpa!) It is a book that will make you laugh, cry, and do everything else in between the two. Again, the beginning (First 15 pages) are slow but once you get further into the book and enter the small southern world that is cold sassy Georgia, you will never want to leave. =)

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  • Posted March 15, 2009

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    Cold Sassy Tree? A story to truly remember.

    When first starting my copy of "Cold Sassy Tree," I wasn't quite warming up to it, and had no real connection to the story and its characters. After reading on, I found myself not wanting to put it down by the second chapter. Why? Because of the flawless way Olive Burns writes. Will Tweedy, a young boy, puts you in his shoes and you feel a part of the action, tragedy, love, and anger of this small town family in Cold Sassy Georgia. When Mr. Blakesley's wife just passed, he married a younger woman no more than a week later. The close knit family didn't take this so well. A flighty aunt took the news and spread it all around town without delay, gossiping non-stop. An emotional mother cried and yelled her way through the day. A cool and collected father tried to keep things calm. And a grandson-Will- grew through this crazy time. You find yourself taking sides and joining in with this family, which is a difficult writing tactic. These characters are quirky and individual, some full of wisdom and others full of themselves, but somehow you end up liking each one. Beyond the characters, .this story gives you life and cultural lessons. You find what it was like in a small old time town surrounded by racism busy bodies, and tragedy. It is truly inspiring. And even beyond that, it brings you to the important things such as love and family. You don't often find a story you can really be submerged in, but Olive Burns flawlessly puts words together welcoming you to be involved in their world. When I read other novels, I will often not be connected to its characters. It may just be that the author doesn't allow you to get to know a character enough before the end, or a shocking moment. Thankfully this story is an exception. I loved how I felt that each word that she wrote was obviously intensely thought about. Each sentence was genuinely cared for. It is noticeably true that a large amount of time was spent on this book making it as excellent as it is. I consider myself lucky to have found this book on that shelf in my library. All that I have left to do is get the sequel! So, now that you have heard my view point, it's up to you. Will you read "Cold Sassy Tree"?

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  • Posted November 25, 2008

    Cold Sassy Tree

    In Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Anne Burns, there were many surprising and unexpected events that made the book exciting. Burns claims to have based this on a true story, which makes the book even more surprising with every event that takes place.
    This book grabs your attention within the very first chapter by announcing the death of Grandpa Blakesly's wife, and a week later, he is getting married to a much younger lady. His family is appalled with him leading to other dramatic events in the novel.
    I like the narrator being Will Tweedy. Will was able to allow us to see how people acted around grandpa Blakesley opposed to how they truly felt about him.
    Discrimination was portrayed by many people throughout this novel. Miss Love was the first person discriminated against. A majority of Will's family disapproved of ehr for agreeing to marry grandpa and things didn't get any better when her ex-boyfiend showed up. Mill Town, being a poor and uneducated area, was also a target for discrimination as well as black people.
    Burns added the perfect ending to the book, I think. In a way, some particular events in the ending were somewhat expected but still shockingly unexpected. Cold Sassy Tree has been one of my favorite novels of all times.

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  • Posted November 17, 2008

    My Favorite Book

    One of my favorite books of all time is Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Ann Burns. To me this book is like a roller coaster. It takes you up, down, and around the way. Cold Sassy Tree is a wonderful book to read especaily if surprises excite you. When Mr. Blakeslee went off and married Miss Love, right after his wife died was very surprising. Also, when Mr. Blakeslees' son-in-law kills himself, because he did not think he could live up to his wife's standards was another shock. This book has a lot of scenes where you think it is going one way, but it is actually taking you into an entirely diffent direction. Reading Cold Sassy Tree took me on an exciting adventure. This is one book I would read over and over again.

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