num_pages: 290
description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  In this irresistible novel Sarah Addison Allen author of the bestselling debut Garden Spells tells the tale of a young woman whose family secretsand secret passionsare about to change her life forever.Josey Cirrini is sure of three winter is her favorite season shes a sorry excuse for a Southern belle and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mothers house her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night. . . . Until she finds her closet harboring Della Lee Baker a local waitress who is one part nemesisand two parts fairy godmother. With Della Lees tough love Joseys narrow existence quickly expands. She even bonds with Chloe Finley a young woman who is hounded by books that inexplicably appear when she needs themand who has a close connection to Joseys longtime crush. Soon Josey is living in a world where the color red has startling powers and passion can make eggs fry in their cartons. And thats just for starters.Brimming with warmth wit and a sprinkling of magic here is a spellbinding tale of friendship loveand the enchanting possibilities of every new day.Praise for The Sugar QueenLike the most decadently addictive bonbons once started Allens magically entrancing novel is impossible to put down. Booklist (starred review)Bewitching . . . Such a pleasurable book.  Publishers Weekly
language: English
title: The Sugar Queen
publisher: Bantam