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Sweet tea, corn bread, and soup beans; everyday fare for eight-year-old Alix French, the precocious darling of a respected southern family. But nothing was ordinary about the day she met ten-year-old Nick Anderson, a boy from the wrong side of town. Armed with only a tin of bee balm and steely determination, Alix treats the raw evidence of a recent beating that mars his back, an act that changes both their lives forever. Through childhood disasters and teenage woes, they cling together as friendship turns to love. The future looks rosy until the fateful night when Frank Anderson, Nick’s abusive father, is shot to death in his filthy trailer. Suddenly, Nick is gone, leaving Alix alone, confused and pregnant. For the next fifteen years, she wrestles with the pain of Nick’s abandonment, a bad marriage, her family, and friends. But finally, she’s starting to get her life back together. Her divorce is almost final, her business is booming, and... Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Katherine Allred Original Source : Mirc New Files 12-OooopsA Sorted Author by LN, FN: Allred, Katherine Title Len

Who reads The Sweet Gum Tree?

Author

Allred, Katherine

Publisher

Katherine Allred

Published

2017

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Romance, Fiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (143 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14