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
