Driven mightily by engaging characters, Sugar is written with a wonderful combination of wit and heart. An exceptional debut novel that explores a most unlikely friendship between a churchgoing Southern woman and the bewitching young prostitute who moves in next door. Set in the fictionalized town of Bigelow, Arkansas, circa 1950, Sugar is a rich and moving story that traces the lives of two unforgettable women and the small community they change. Pearl Taylor turns to the church for support, suppressing her own desires. Filled with lyrical prose, McFadden reveals her talent for using language with an almost spiritual grace to describe the vivid and mysterious details found in everyday life.
Sugar is a timeless story of what it means to accept and to forgive.
Bernice McFadden grabs the reader's attention immediately and doesn't let go until the last sentence of the final chapter .