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Olive Ann Burns (July 17, 1924 – July 4, 1990) was an American writer from Georgia best known for her single completed novel, Cold Sassy Tree, published in 1984.
Dec 3, 2005 · Olive Ann Burns was a journalist and novelist who wrote Cold Sassy Tree, a humorous and poignant depiction of rural southern life. She died in 1990 after battling cancer for fifteen years and working on a sequel to her best-selling book.
Jul 6, 1990 · Olive Ann Burns, whose illness with lymphoma prompted her to write the 1984 novel ''Cold Sassy Tree,'' died on Wednesday. She was 65 years old and lived in Atlanta. Ms. Burns died...
Learn about Olive Ann Burns, the author of Cold Sassy Tree, a bestselling novel set in a fictional Georgia town. Find out about her life, career, awards, and legacy in this biography and bibliography.
Jul 6, 1990 · Olive Ann Burns, a journalist who wrote the best-selling novel “Cold Sassy Tree” as therapy when she contracted cancer, has died. She was 65.
Learn about the life and work of Olive Ann Burns, a Georgia writer who penned Cold Sassy Tree and Leaving Cold Sassy. She was inspired by her grandfather and her own cancer diagnosis to create fictional stories set in her hometown.
Cold Sassy Tree is a 1984 historical novel by Olive Ann Burns. Set in the U.S. state of Georgia in the fictional town of Cold Sassy (based on the real city of Harmony Grove, now Commerce) in 1906, it follows the life of a 14-year-old boy named Will Tweedy, and explores themes such as religion, death, and social taboos.
