The Sweet Gum Tree
Katherine Allred
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
4.25
· 28 ratings · 304 pages · Published: 01 Apr 2005
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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- romance 4
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- angst 3
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- coming of age 2
- cheating 2
- domestic drama 2
- slow burn 2
- badass protagonist 2
- high-school 2
- forbidden love 1
- realistic 1
- friendship 1
- secrets 1
- mystery 1
- dark 1
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- content warnings
- abuse 3
- death / grief 1
- sexual assault 1
- format - reader age
- young adult 2
- book 1
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