Cold Sassy Tree

Olive Ann Burns wrote the novel Cold Sassy Tree as an account of her family's history. This coming of age novel tells the story of a small southern town and a teen boy who is introduced to issues of love, death and explores the ties of family relationships. The narrative begins with its narrator, Will Tweedy, recalling the summer of 1906, in Cold Sassy, when he was fourteen. Already his grandmother had died and his grandfather was soon to be remarried to a much younger woman, Miss Love Simpson. As much as his mother and aunt protest against the marriage, Will had mixed feelings toward the arrangement, which happened to be the talk of the town.
Will's hometown, Cold Sassy and the townspeople create an imperative setting for the novel. In Cold Sassy, rumors and gossip spread easily thanks to Miss Effie Belle Tate, the town's rumormonger. Along side of this snoop is Will Tweedy. Will had always been close with his grandfathe...