Octavo, 9 1/4" tall, 290 pages, brown quarter-cloth. A fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with light shelf wear; hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. In a fine lightly worn dust jacket with the original price present.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Leaving Cold Sassy (the unfinished sequel to Cold Sassy Tree)

Publisher

Ticknor and Fields

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

0899199089

ISBN 13

9780899199085

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

fine

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Fiction

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Synopsis

Fifteen chapters of an unfinished sequel to the best-selling novel Cold Sassy Tree are drawn to a conclusion by Burns's editor who also reflects on the inspiring life of Olive Ann Burns. 75,000 first printing.

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assy 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

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