num_pages: 372
description: A mother-daughter story of reinventionabout an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in LouisianaWhy exactly Charley Bordelons late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is as mysterious as it was generous. Recognizing this as a chance to start over Charley and her eleven-year-old daughter Micah say good-bye to Los Angeles.They arrive just in time for growing season but no amount of planning can prepare Charley for a Louisiana thats mired in the past: as her judgmental but big-hearted grandmother tells her cane farming is always going to be a white mans business. As the sweltering summer unfolds Charley must balance the overwhelming challenges of her farm with the demands of a homesick daughter a bitter and troubled brother and the startling desires of her own heart.Penguin has a rich tradition of publishing strong Southern debut fictionfrom Sue Monk Kidd to Kathryn Stockett to Beth Hoffman. In Queen Sugar we now have a debut from the African American point of view. Stirring in its storytelling of one woman against the odds and intimate in its exploration of the complexities of contemporary southern life Queen Sugar is an unforgettable tale of endurance and hope.
language: English
title: Queen Sugar
publisher: Pamela Dorman Books