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Leaving Cold Sassy: The Unfinished Sequel to Cold Sassy Tree
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Leaving Cold Sassy: The Unfinished Sequel to Cold Sassy Tree Paperback - 2007

by Olive Ann Burns

Eagerly awaited by the millions of devoted fans of "Cold Sassy Tree," this novel is the unfinished tale of Will Tweedy and the young woman who captures his heart. Before her death in 1990, Burns expressed her wish that the 15 chapters she had written of Wills story be published as they are here.


Summary

Anyone who came under the spell of Olive Ann Burns’s classic novel Cold Sassy Tree will delight in Leaving Cold Sassy, which returns to the story of the unforgettable Will Tweedy. In 1917, twenty-five-year-old Will now faces the complexities of adult life. He grapples with the influences of the modern world on his cherished Georgia hometown, which has recently been renamed Progressive City, and he finds his wife-to-be in a feisty young schoolteacher named Sanna Klein.

Olive Ann Burns had completed fifteen chapters of this novel by the time of her death in 1990, and she expressed her wish for them to be published, as they are here, with her notes for future scenes. In addition, Olive Ann’s longtime editor and friend, Katrina Kenison, leaves us with an appreciative reminiscence of the beloved author and the legacy she left behind.

From the publisher

"A Mariner book."

From the jacket flap

"Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Ann Burns unforgettable story of a Georgia town at the turn of the century, has captivated millions of readers with its tale of Grandpa Blakeslee, his young bride Miss Love, and the irrepressible fiteen-year-old Will Tweedy. Throughout her long battle with cancer, Olive Ann Burns worked passionately on a sequel to this magical book. Only during her final days did she realize she wouldn't complete it, dictating from her hospital bed her wishes that the finished chapters be published.
The result is "Leaving Cold Sassy - a portait of the grown-up Will Tweedy; of the feisty young schoolteacher who captures his heart; of the town that has claimed a place in the American imagination; and, in a fascinating reminiscence by her editor, of Olive Ann Burns, a writer who didn't get a chance to finish her extraordinary tale.
Complete with Olive Ann Burn's notes for later scenes and chapters exactly as she wrote them, "Leaving Cold Sassy is a final, loving goodbye to Cold Sassy, Georgia.

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  • Title Leaving Cold Sassy: The Unfinished Sequel to Cold Sassy Tree
  • Author Olive Ann Burns
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007-09-04
  • ISBN 9780618919802 / 0618919805
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.66 x 0.83 in (21.84 x 14.38 x 2.11 cm)
  • Reading level 1080
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Biographical fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007018680
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"A gift . . . Leaving Cold Sassy gives 'heartwarming' a good name." The New York Times Book Review

"This is all the news from Cold Sassy we will ever have and its scarcity makes it more precious." Atlanta Journal Constitution

Citations

  • Library Journal, 09/15/2007, Page 100
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