Cold Sassy Tree

De: Olive Ann Burns

Narrado por: Grover Gardner

The one thing you can depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, is that word gets around fast. If the preacher's wife's petticoat shows, the ladies will make the talk last a week. But on July 5, 1906, things take a scandalous turn. That is the day E. Rucker Blakeslee, proprietor of the general store and barely three weeks a widower, elopes with Miss Love Simpson, a woman half his age and, worse yet, a Yankee! On that day, 14-year-old Will Tweedy's adventures begin and an unimpeachably pious, deliciously irreverent town comes to life.

Olive Ann Burns's classic best seller brings to vivid life an era that will never exist again, exploring timeless issues of love, death, coming-of-age, and the ties that bind families and generations.

©1984 Olive Ann Burn (P)1993 Blackstone Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Rich in characterization and dialogue, this novel is well-suited to the audio format; Tom Parker superbly conveys this great wealth." (AudioFile)

3.5 stars. Not for me, but I see the appeal

If you like books with old southern charm, witty banter, and a bunch of family stories, then you will like this book. It's not really for me. I didn't mind finishing the whole thing, but I was eager for it to end so I could move onto my next book. Narration is very good and is probably what made me stick to it.

Exceptional

I will probably revisit this book quite often. it's got something for everyone. I ran the gammit from laughing to crying and did a lot of thinking about that era, which I've never done before.
The narrator did a great job making the characters come to life.

Such a fun listen

Many years ago, I read this book. It was fun listening to it again after so long. The story of a family (in the early 1900's south) who is shocked by the grandfather's rapid remarriage after the death of his wife, all told through the eyes of the grandson, who has the point of view of the observer-participant. The story is touching, as the family tries to cope with all the emotion and changes happening, the shock as Grandfather marries a woman much younger than he is, and is told with great (and often hilarious) attention to detail. I liked it a couple decades ago, and it retains it charm even now. Very good narration.

Makes you think..

The story was better than I expected. The reader was easy to listen to. He made me fall in love with the main characters.

Great Book/Narrator

I have listened to this book 5 times. Everytime I can’t find a book to read, I turn to this book again.