Cold Sassy Tree was a "charming" story that takes place in a small town in Georgia in 1906. It came highly recommended as a southern coming of age story. Not sure about that, but it was entertaining. It moved a little slow for my taste but I think the author did a beautiful job conveying the cultural and historical aspects of the time and of the southern lifestyle in a small town. The narrator is a 14-year old boy that has just lost his grandmother. Will Tweedy has a special relationship with his Grandfather and most of the story revolves around him and the scandalous uprising when Grandfather marries his attractive store milliner, hatmaker, a few weeks after the death of his beloved wife. The book is humorous but also deals with death, abuse and losing someone you love.
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