The book “Cold Sassy Tree” by Olive Ann Burns, is centered around a small but also up and coming town called Cold Sassy. The town originally seems to very close knit and light-hearted, however the love and joy within the town is challenged when Mr. Blakeslee, who’s wife had just died, married the much younger, Miss Love. Outraged by the marriage, all those associated in the family of Mr. Blakeslee were sent into a state of immense shame and remorse at what he had done, for the town was prestigiously known for gossip and formed harsh opinions about the family. However shortly after the announcement of the marriage, Mr. Blakeslee’s grandson, Will, barley escapes death for he is almost hit by a train while on a fishing trip. Naturally, once word spread about Will’s almost death, the rumors about the marriage were momentarily repressed, that is until the couple returned married despite the discontent of the town. Curious as to why Mr. Blakeslee had married so quickly, Mr. Blakeslee grandson, Will sought to find the answer by questioning Mrs. Love  as to why she married his Grandfather, and much to his surprise he found out the the marriage wasn’t really a marriage, but more of a business partnership. This idea of the marriage being just a partnership was taken to a whole new meaning, when a handsome young man from Texas came in and kissed Mrs. Love passionately, proclaiming his love for her and to Will’s surprise, Mrs. Love did not pull away. Obviously once word spread about the scandal, Mrs. Love was once again shunned away from the community, and had become more or less a disgrace to her old- fashioned, Presbyterian town. Despite the belief of the town, the shunning of Mrs. Love that was believed to drive a wedge between Mrs. Love and Mr. Blakeslee in actuality strengthened their bond as man and wife, and they began to entrust one another with their most darkest secrets. Naturally, this trust only made their bond grow even more intense, until eventually Mrs. Love claims to Will that she is pregnant with Me. Blakeslee’s son, but  won’t tell him because he has become painfully sick with pneumonia. As time passes eventually Mr. Blakeslee  passes away, but Mrs. Love’s opinion on Cold Sassy has changed dramatically, and she plans to stay in the family and raise the child as a Blakeslee.