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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I will miss them. ( ) I'm no virgin to the writing of Bernice McFadden. This book was wonderful. The characters and plot were so engaging that I could hardly put it down. There were moments that I laughed and cheered; that's when I enjoy a book most, when I get so tangled up that it becomes a temporary reality. I especially loved the way that she wound superstitions of African Americans into the story line. I really didn't want it to end. I'm so happy for Sugar...that's all I will say without spoilers. If these are your types of books, go for it. All I can say is that this book had me gasping all the way til the end. I can't describe how much I enjoyed this book. Of course we know that Sugar ended with Sugar Lacey leaving Bigelow, AR wounded mentally and physically. This book picks her up walking back to the home she was raised in with the Lacey sisters. At the Lacey home Sugar finally gets the answers she have been looking for all her life. When all the Lacey sisters die she retraces her steps back to Mary's house in St. Louis. In Sugar, she found her "smile" in this very home but now she finds tragedy. Sugar buries Mary and rescues Mercy from a downward spiral. Sugar heads to the only place she knows that heals, Bigelow. Upon arrival in Bigelow, Sugar is immediately confronted with the past. Sugar went backward to move forward and redeemed herself along with a few others. McFadden really grew as a writer from her first novel Sugar to this her third. There was never a dull moment. You would have to read Sugar to really appreciate how McFadden tied every loose end into a knot in This Bitter Earth. I really hated to let this book go. The characters will hold on to me for a while. no reviews | add a review
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Recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston Society Award and a national best-selling author, Bernice L. McFadden returns with her sequel to Sugar (F0006). Sugar Lacey comes back home to a past she hoped to forget. She must face many obstacles and deal with secret truths about her family. This Bitter Earth is a striking novel about strength and victory. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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