The Sugar Queen, Sarah Addison Allen
The Sugar Queen, Sarah Addison Allen
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The Sugar Queen

Author: Sarah Addison Allen

Narrator: Ariadne Meyers

Abridged: 6 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/20/2008


Synopsis

In this irresistible follow-up to her New York Times bestselling debut, Garden Spells, author Sarah Addison Allen tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets—and secret passions—are about to change her life forever.

Twenty-seven-year-old Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season, she’s a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her hidden closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother’s house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night…. Until she finds it harboring none other than local waitress Della Lee Baker, a tough-talking, tenderhearted woman who is one part nemesis—and two parts fairy godmother…

Fleeing a life of bad luck and big mistakes, Della Lee has decided Josey’s clandestine closet is the safest place to crash. In return she’s going to change Josey’s life—because, clearly, it is not the closet of a happy woman. With Della Lee’s tough love, Josey is soon forgoing pecan rolls and caramels, tapping into her startlingly keen feminine instincts, and finding her narrow existence quickly expanding.

Before long, Josey bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who makes the best sandwiches in town, is hounded by books that inexplicably appear whenever she needs them, and—most amazing of all—has a close connection to Josey’s longtime crush.

As little by little Josey dares to step outside herself, she discovers a world where the color red has astonishing power, passion can make eggs fry in their cartons, and romance can blossom at any time—even for her. It seems that Della Lee’s work is done, and it’s time for her to move on. But the truth about where she’s going, why she showed up in the first place—and what Chloe has to do with it all—is about to add one more unexpected chapter to Josey’s fast-changing life.

Brimming with warmth, wit, and a sprinkling of magic, here is a spellbinding tale of friendship, love—and the enchanting possibilities of every new day.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on September 28, 2023

Okay, I am obsessed. When I like an author, I am intrigued and want more. Don’t you? So here I am again…The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. The Sugar Queen is a slightly surreal but very enjoyable novel about a young woman maturing and finding love. It is also a candy jar of magical characters a......more

Goodreads review by Angie on September 15, 2010

My lovely book-gifting mother gave me a nice, healthy stack of books for Christmas and among them was THE SUGAR QUEEN. I read and loved Sarah Addison Allen's first novel, Garden Spells, last year on the recommendation of my good friend Michelle. Incidentally, I actually gave my mom Garden Spells for......more

Goodreads review by ♛Tash on November 26, 2015

Have you ever finished a whole plate of chocolate cake while binge watching Revenge to fill the emptiness of your nights? If you have, then this book is for you. Have you ever broken down because you didn't know how to function alone anymore? If you have, then this book is for you. Have you ever squat......more


Quotes

“Like the most decadently addictive bonbons, once started, Allen’s magically entrancing novel is impossible to put down.”—Booklist (starred review)

“Bewitching…. Such a pleasurable book.”Publishers Weekly