Customer Reviews

Leaving Cold Sassy

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Initially, "Leaving Cold Sassy" was just as well written and engrossing as the original story. It would have been nice to know that the story has no real ending. Olive Burns was an excellent writer and it is unfortunate that she passed away and was not able to finish the story that was to become her legacy. The sequel is worth a read, but be forewarned that you will not find out what ultimately happened to Will Tweedy and his family.

Never have I read such wonderful prose and characters as Olive Ann Burns has created for us In Cold Sassy Tree and sequel, Leaving Cold Sassy.
The comparison of her writings to Faulkner, Twain NO exageration.
Delightful way to spend time "between the covers". I loved every page.
Only regret being this author is no longer on this earth to pleasure her audiences with her works.

Soon after her first novel was published, Olive Ann Burns began work on the sequel, Leaving Cold Sassy. Fighting cancer off and on for at least 10 years, she finally succumbed to congestive heart failure. While confined to bed her last three years, Olive Ann drafted the first fifteen chapters. Her trusted editor, Ms. Katrina Kenison, took charge to wrap Ms. Burns final work in a satisfactory manner for the legions Of CST readers.
Insight into Olive Ann's process is a gift. Kenison allows readers a close up view to the author's process in building the story based on Olive Ann's own parent's marriage, struggles and love story.
Olive Ann Burns's legacy lives strong. Thank you Katrina and all. Job well done.

We truly lost a great storyteller when Olive Ann Burns passed away. Even though I was so very disappointed in the way "Cold Sassy Tree" ended, she managed to keep me interested in "Leaving Cold Sassy"! I only regret that we will not be able to read any more of her work.

Interesting read, but more coverage on the author than content comprising final chapter in Cold Sassy. Just 15 chapters and no closing in sight - sadly, author died before finishing. If you're a big fan, you'd probably like it. I'm a medium fan, could have passed on it...

I thought this was a attempt to earn a little more money on an author's good name. It is hard to read an author's draft. A story can go in too many directions and ultimately you don't know how the deceased author would have finished developing the characters. I thought it took away from the story rather than continue the previous one. Dissapointing.

I loved this book, though not as much as Cold Sassy Tree because it lost it's dialect after the writing was taken over. It was so sad to know this was Olive Ann Burns final book. I would have read her for years and years.

I loved the first one. Was really looking forward to this one and well it was ok until i realized it was unfinished.

This book came within 72 hours of placing my order. This was especially sweet as I bought the book on line just as I finished reading the last 10 pages of "Cold Sassy Tree," the first book. Great job, Amazon.

Leaving Cold sassy Tree

Ms. Burns died before this was completed (she had started Cold Sassy Tree as something to do after she was diagnosed with cancer. It's too bad. Leaving Cold Sassy Tree was not anywhere as good as the original. Maybe it would have been better if she had lived long enough to complete it.

Then again, may she was a "one shot wonder"
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I'm afraid that I can not recommend this book. I normally don't write reviews on two star items, this was an exception. Sorry Ms. Burns.

Gunner March, 2010