Cold Sassy Tree

A detailed Summary of Cold Sassy Tree

Olive Ann Burns, who was born in Banks County, Georgia, in 1924, wrote Cold Sassy Tree. Burns collected all the stories of her father and his grandfather, a store owner in Commerce, which were a model for Cold Sassy. She wrote the sequel to this novel before dying in 1990.

Will Tweedy was the main character who retold the story eight years later. He was a young fourteen year-old boy at the beginning of the book. Will loved fishing, camping, driving, and spending time with friends. He also was a great story-teller telling true and fictional tales. He demonstrated his independence when he wished to go to college and become a successful farmer while his grandfather wanted him to work at the store.

E.R. Blakeslee, owner of the main store in town, was Will's grandfather and father of Loma and Mary Willis. He was a well-respected man of Cold Sassy, rarely questioned by anyone to his face. Mr. Blakeslee was known for his great fights when he was younger. His left arm had been amputated after an accident in a mill. Grandpa treated and loved Will as though he was Grandpa's son since the old man did not have one. The old man was usually stingy about spending money but made exceptions. Grandpa did what he wishe

One night Grandpa was robbed and injured severely. A few days later he died, never hearing that Miss Love was pregnant with his baby. The will was read; a funeral for family and workers was held just like the will said. Grandpa also wanted a party to be held to remember the good times of Grandpa's life.

The book began with Grandpa announcing to the family that he was going to marry Miss Love Simpson. They ran off to get married in Jefferson, an event that sent the whole town to talking and disgraced and embarrassed the family. At Granny's funeral three weeks earlier, Will and Grandpa made a blanket of roses to have her body put in. After being in mourning for three weeks and having no fun, Will decided to go fishing with T.R., his dog. After fishing for a little while, Will almost lost his life on the train tracks.

d knowing the town would gossip about him and his actions.

Although Granny Blakeslee(Mattie Lou), Mr. Blakeslee's first wife, was deceased during the story, we learned much about her. For example, she nursed many sick people but hated house work. She was considered a saint for all that she had done. She was strong for having to struggle with no bathroom, lights, or electricity because of Grandpa's unwillingness to pay for them. She and Mr. Blakeslee really loved each other and were married for thirty-six years.

One day when a cowboy came to the house, Miss Love and he kissed like lovers. It was her old boyfriend, and he asked her to marry him. She said no and got upset. When Grandpa came home,

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Approximate Word count = 1038
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels