2006-08-13 09:59:37 · 3 answers · asked by MK76148 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes, indeed. It is delightful, an example of the good-humored, "folksy" Southern novel. It is based on stories handed down in Olive Ann Burns' own family in rural Georgia. A recovering cancer victim, she spent eight years writing the novel and then enjoyed six years of public acclaim and the attention of devoted readers before she succumbed to a recurrence of the cancer. Regrettably, she had been unable to complete the sequel on her own. It was published posthumously as Leaving Cold Sassy.
Burns' novel is an example of the comic Southern genre, of which Eurdora Welty's work provides the literary classics. If you like Cold Sassy you might try Welty's masterpiece Losing Battles as well as her shorter novels and short stories; for example, The Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, The Robber Bridegroom. Her best known short story is probably, "Why I Live at the P. O.," because of which an email system was given her name, Eudora.
2006-08-13 11:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by bfrank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll find 200 reviews by people who've read it on Amazon. I usually find the volunteer reviewers comments helpful on there.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/038531258X/sr=1-1/qid=1155502958/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-5684894-9391024?ie=UTF8&s=books
2006-08-13 17:02:29 · answer #2 · answered by Ginger/Virginia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no why?
2006-08-13 17:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by maria 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋