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Bernice l mcfadden sugar6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Overcoming separate and horrific tragedies, Pearl and Sugar form a bond that opens up their hearts and minds to finally embracing the joys and wonders that life has to offer. As soon as she put these two women together the story came to life and the writing flowed with such ease that I was finally able to lose myself in the story. The beginning was slow and the writing a bit uneven, but the author drew me in with the characters of Sugar and Pearl. To read this novel is to take a journey through loss and suffering to a place of forgiveness, understanding, and grace.Īt first I wasn't sure that I was going to enjoy this book as much as I did. Sugar brings a 1950s southern town vibrantly 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. ![]() Over sweet potato pie, an unlikely friendship begins, changing both their lives - and the life of an entire community. Sugar moves next door to Pearl, who is still grieving for the daughter who was murdered fifteen years before. ![]() Celebrating ten years of literary acclaim, this anniversary edition brings this timeless tale of a mother's loss and transformation to a new generation of readers.Įvoking the rich atmosphere of the deep South, Sugar tells the story of a young prostitute who comes to Bigelow, Arkansas, to start a new life. McFadden' award-winning debut novel Sugar has touched the hearts of thousands. Since its first publication a decade ago, Bernice L. ![]()
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