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Title	:	The Sweet Gum Tree
Author	:	Katherine Allred
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 314 pages
Published	:	November 1st 2005 by Ellora's Cave (first published May 12th 2005)
Categories	:	Romance. Contemporary. Contemporary Romance. New Adult. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit

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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.

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 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.

Once again Alix is plunged into turmoil and pain as Nick tries to win her love, something she resists with all her strength. Only one thing might break the protective wall she's built around her emotions—the truth about Frank Anderson's death. But when that truth comes out and those walls crumble, neither Alix nor Nick is prepared for the emotional explosion that could destroy as well as heal.

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Original Title:	The Sweet Gum Tree
ISBN:	1419953249 (ISBN13: 9781419953248)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.katherineallred.com/index.html
Characters:	Alix French, Nick Anderson

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5 starsThe Sweet Gum Tree has been in my TBR forever, and good thing I already owned it because you can't even buy it right now. I almost feel guilty for reviewing it. "Read this book; it's awesome! Oh, wait, you don't already have it? Sucks for you..."Rumor has it, the author is coming out with a new and improved version, fresh with a not-so-eyeroll-ey cover. Thank God. That cover did this book a serious injustice. It was the sole reason it took me so damn long to pick it up. Don't be like me.

Spoiler Free Review 5 STARSGenre: Adult Romance-->Read This Book!!! It's A MUST READ!!THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!!!! I wept like a baby when i finished this book. I consider this a must read, it kind of reminds me of Beautiful Disaster b/cause the book summary barely scratches the surface of what this book is about. The author manages to take you on this journey that will completely suck you in. I fell in love with all the characters both main and secondary and i needed to

You have to read this UTTERLY MAGNINIFICENT book!! Nick and Alix's love story will compell you like no other. This is the book I have wanted to read since I can't even remenber. What I loved most about it was all the emotions it induced in me...but most of all, I could not get enough of Nick, Alix and their love...This is one of the, hands down, most beautiful books I have ever read. It is actually one of the best books I ever had the pleasure of reading ever,period. This book made me feel

5.5 stars "You're the only one I've ever wanted, Alix, the only one I'll ever want. That's a promise." Oh WOW !!! What a BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING book!! Love! love! love!!I'm a mess - it was an intense, utterly riveting book that I literally could not put down, that kept my heart racing, kept me near tears for a good chunk of it, that had me hanging off of every word that I read, and the story just ripped my heart out but yet still had a very sweet ending.The writing was beautiful and flowed

3.75 starsI liked this one. Didn't make the five star mark for me. The misunderstanding was a bit too much for me. The fact that Nick felt no compulsion to stay irritated me a bit. Saying that, it was quite a good read. You cant turn love on and off like a light switch, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is wall it off, one brick at a time, until youve created an impenetrable fortress around your emotions. And once that fortress is built, you camouflage it so well that even you cant

❝"No one should have to go through life with only half a heart," he whispered.❞ To be completely honest with you all, I never would've picked this book up for its cover. I don't particularly judge too much on a book's cover but it reminded me of those indie romance novels with half naked men and women clinging to each other plastered right on the front cover. XD BUT I decided to put my hesitations aside and dove right into this book. After bringing The Sweet Gum Tree to a close, I had no

Dumbfounded. Gobsmacked. Speechless. Blown away. Overwhelmed... <<< That was me after finishing The Sweet Gum Tree at 3am this morning. What an absolutely stunning book! I picked it up yesterday afternoon and didn't put it down until the very last page. Absolutely amazing. There aren't enough adjectives for me to express how much I loved this book.I cried. Quite a lot. You know when you're reading a book and you know you're going to get your heart broken, but you just can't help turn