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Sugar is young, confident and hoping to start over.
'Poignant and bittersweet, this novel is a joy' Richard & Judy
When she arrives in the southern town of Bigelow, it isn't long before the neighbourhood is alight with gossip and suspicion. Sugar fears her past is catching up with her. Then she meets Pearl, a woman trying to forget her own trauma. As these next-door neighbours become unlikely friends, they wonder if their lives could finally be changing for the better. But small towns have long memories.
Perfect for fans of Demon Copperhead and The Bluest Eye, Sugar is a classic waiting to be rediscovered.
'Riveting... Searing and expertly imagined' TONI MORRISON on The Warmest December by Bernice L. McFadden
'A page-turning novel guaranteed to be looked back on as a timeless classic' INDEPENDENT
'This book is so engaging and beautiful and intriguing and satisfying that I could not put it down' ELLE
Readers are falling for Sugar
'Such an enjoyable read... beautifully written, raw and impactful'
'Riveting, heart-breaking'
'Very powerful, poignant'
'Beautifully written... brutal and moving... a must read book'
'Well-written with rich characters and many twists and turns'
'So descriptive yet easy to read, and it made me fall in love with all the characters'
Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Autumn 2021
About the author
Bernice L. McFadden is the author of ten critically acclaimed novels including
Sugar,
Loving Donovan,
Nowhere Is a Place,
The Warmest December,
Gathering of Waters (a
New York Times Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and
Glorious, which was featured in
O, The Oprah Magazine and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a three-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York.
First Born Girls is her first memoir.
Summary
Sugar is young, confident and hoping to start over.
'Poignant and bittersweet, this novel is a joy' Richard & Judy
When she arrives in the southern town of Bigelow, it isn’t long before the neighbourhood is alight with gossip and suspicion. Sugar fears her past is catching up with her. Then she meets Pearl, a woman trying to forget her own trauma. As these next-door neighbours become unlikely friends, they wonder if their lives could finally be changing for the better. But small towns have long memories.
Perfect for fans of Demon Copperhead and The Bluest Eye, Sugar is a classic waiting to be rediscovered.
'Riveting... Searing and expertly imagined' TONI MORRISON on The Warmest December by Bernice L. McFadden
'A page-turning novel guaranteed to be looked back on as a timeless classic' INDEPENDENT
'This book is so engaging and beautiful and intriguing and satisfying that I could not put it down' ELLE
Readers are falling for Sugar
'Such an enjoyable read... beautifully written, raw and impactful'
'Riveting, heart-breaking'
'Very powerful, poignant'
'Beautifully written... brutal and moving... a must read book'
'Well-written with rich characters and many twists and turns'
'So descriptive yet easy to read, and it made me fall in love with all the characters'
Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Autumn 2021
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Sugar follows expertly crafted characters as they wade through grief, sexism, and the bitter judgement of the 1950s Deep South with warmth and heart. Sugar is a page-turning novel guaranteed to be looked back on as a timeless classic Independent
