The Sugar Queen: A Novel (Random House Readers Circle)
by By Allen, Sarah, Addison
Category: Fiction , Romance , Contemporary

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 secrets—and secret  passions—are about to change her life forever. Josey Cirrini is sure of three things:  winter is her favorite season, she’s 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 mother’s 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 nemesis—and two parts  fairy godmother. With Della Lee’s tough love, Josey’s narrow existence quickly expands.  She even bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who is hounded by books that inexplicably  appear when she needs them—and who has a close connection to Josey’s 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 that’s just for starters. 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.Praise for The Sugar Queen“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