Sugar
Published on 16. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-78487-731-6 (ISBN)
Description
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
'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
Reviews / Votes
Strong and folksy storytelling...think Zora Neale Hurston...Sugar speaks of what is real * Dallas Morning News * 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 * 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 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 * UK Press Syndication *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
248 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78487-731-6 (9781784877316)
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Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
09/2021
Vintage Digital
€8.99
Available for download
Person
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.