"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. In large part because she was inspired by what she knew best - the idiosyncricies of her own family history - Burns was able to bring a region and an era to life.
I wanted stories and details that would bring the dead to life."Īlthough Olive Ann Burns' literary output was limited to two works, her colorful characters, detail-driven use of setting, and humor-laced plots endeared her to readers of all ages. What I was after was not just names andĭates. Their own words, using the rhythms of their own speech. To writeĬold Sassy Tree, I interviewed parents, aunts, and old cousins, and I took down what they said in I don't face life looking backwards, but I have written about past times and past people. Writer is like spending your life riding in a wagon, seated in a chair that is always facing backwards. Olive Ann once told an interviewer, "It has been said that growing up in the South and becoming a Her unfinished sequel to Cold Sassy Tree, entitled Leaving Cold Sassy, was published after her death. The author was born in Banks County, Georgia on July 17, 1924, on land originally farmed by her great-great-grandfather. woody shrubs that thrive in semi-shade, adding a sassy punch to the shadows. That book, Cold Sassy Tree, has become a phenomenon since its publication in 1984, selling over one million copies worldwide and still going strong. Azaleas are hardy and tolerate cold, but container plants are more exposed. Olive Ann Burns was a writer for all of her professional life, but she completed only one book before her death in 1990.
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