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The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred [Allred, Katherine] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 of their lives forever. <p>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.</p> <p>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 she's content if not happy -- until the day she looks up and sees Nick standing across the counter. He's back...and he's not alone.</p> <p>Once again Alix is plunged into turmoil and pain as Nick tries to win her love, something she resist

Who reads The Sweet Gum Tree?

Author

Katherine Allred [Allred, Katherine]

Publisher

Cerridwen Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9789025445287

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Young Adult, Romance

Rating

4.3 / 5 (22,961 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14