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Sugar

The Sugar Lacey series (Book 1)

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Young and confident, with a swagger in her step, Sugar arrives in the small southern town of Bigelow with the hope of starting over. Soon Bigelow is alight with gossip and suspicion, and Sugar fears she can't hide from her past. Until, that is, she meets Pearl, her next-door neighbour. Over sweet-potato pie, an unlikely friendship begins, transforming both women's lives - and the life of an entire town.

Vividly bringing 1950s Deep South America to life, with its flowering magnolia trees, lingering scents of jasmine and honeysuckle, and white picket fences that keep strangers out - but ignorance and superstition in, Sugar takes us on a journey through loss and suffering to a place of forgiveness, understanding, and grace.

© Bernice McFadden 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

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
Riveting...searing
Toni Morrison (on Bernice McFadden)
This book is so engaging and beautiful and intriguing and satisfying that I could not put it down
Tarana Burke
McFadden works a kind of miracle - not only do her characters retain their appealing humanity; their story eclipses the bonds of history to offer continuous surprises . . . Beautiful and evocative
Jesymn Ward
Sugar was a masterful debut, an electrifying and profoundly realized addition to African American women's literary fiction. And importantly, Sugar introduced us to the brilliant author, Bernice L. McFadden, who would bring forth The Book of Harlan, Gathering of Waters, Glorious, and Nowhere is a Place.
Sapphire
A literary explosion...McFadden reveals amazing talent
Chicago Defender
An earthy slice of life in a small Southern town... A novel of friendship and loss
Library Journal
Strong and folksy storytelling...think Zora Neale Hurston...Sugar speaks of what is real
Dallas Morning News
Author Bernice McFadden
Narrator Myra Lucretia Taylor
Series The Sugar Lacey series
Duration 8 hours and 44 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473597983
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Social issues
Availability AU, GB, IE

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