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A review by mturney1010
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
5.0
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.
I made the mistake of assuming this book was primarily about the love story of Mr. Blakeslee and Miss Love. What it is is a nearly perfect portrait of turn of the century Georgia. Told from the perspective of Mr. Blakeslee's beloved and devoted grandson Will Tweedy, the language colors the story like leaves in the autumn. I admit I have a soft spot for southern novels and this one was so beautifully written. I had to start marking my book up right from the beginning. Towards the end of the book I thought, "If ______ happens I'm going to throw this book across the room!" Welp. It happened and I did and I'm still giving this book five stars. I love Will Tweedy. I love E. Rucker Blakeslee. The writing was so exquisite I wanted to begin again the moment I was finished. This is going on my top recommended list for sure.
I have to say, Will's recollection of his grandmother's passing and funeral hit so close to home I laughed and cried. I thought about my own Grandma and my own Grandpa and watching him grieve. This book came into my life at a most opportune time.
I made the mistake of assuming this book was primarily about the love story of Mr. Blakeslee and Miss Love. What it is is a nearly perfect portrait of turn of the century Georgia. Told from the perspective of Mr. Blakeslee's beloved and devoted grandson Will Tweedy, the language colors the story like leaves in the autumn. I admit I have a soft spot for southern novels and this one was so beautifully written. I had to start marking my book up right from the beginning. Towards the end of the book I thought, "If ______ happens I'm going to throw this book across the room!" Welp. It happened and I did and I'm still giving this book five stars. I love Will Tweedy. I love E. Rucker Blakeslee. The writing was so exquisite I wanted to begin again the moment I was finished. This is going on my top recommended list for sure.
I have to say, Will's recollection of his grandmother's passing and funeral hit so close to home I laughed and cried. I thought about my own Grandma and my own Grandpa and watching him grieve. This book came into my life at a most opportune time.