Olive Ann Burns Books

Olive Ann Burns was a professional writer, journalist, and columnist for much of her career. She published two novels, one posthumously, and worked for many years as a staff writer for Atlanta newspapers and magazines. Her most celebrated novel vividly portrays rural Southern life and a young boy's coming-of-age at the turn of the century. Burns's prose masterfully captures the era's atmosphere and sensitively explores her characters' inner lives.

Laurel: Cold Sassy Tree
391 pages
14 hours of reading
In Cold Sassy, Georgia, news travels quickly. When Grandpa E. Rucker Blakeslee announces his intention to marry the young milliner, Miss Love Simpson, just three weeks after Granny Blakeslee's passing, the town is abuzz by dinner time. Young Will Tweedy finds himself at the center of this scandal, grappling with jealousy and intrigue over his grandpa's new bride. As the chaperone and confidant to the newlyweds, Will witnesses his one-armed grandfather's second adolescence while navigating his own journey into maturity. He survives a train accident, shares his first kiss, and learns about life and love in a small Southern town. Olive Ann Burns crafts a timeless, humorous novel that captures a romance that stirs the entire community and portrays the pivotal year when childhood fades into adolescence. The characters are a blend of wisdom and eccentricity, embodying both piety and irreverence. This setting serves as the perfect backdrop for the debut of a storyteller with remarkable energy and style.
4.0
Leaving Cold Sassy
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.
3.3
Ein Dorf voller Narren
Der 14jährige Will erlebt einen im Sommer 1906 in einer Kleinstadt Georgias Freud und Leid des Erwachsenenwerdens und den Wirbel, der um seinen heiratslustigen, eben verwitweten Opa entsteht.

Laurel: Cold Sassy Tree

Leaving Cold Sassy

Ein Dorf voller Narren