“The smell of peppery warm cheese and thick, yeasty grilled bread was beginning to fill the air. She would give the sandwich to Della Lee when she got home, and while Della Lee ate the sandwich Josey would eat oatmeal pies and candy corn and packets of salty pumpkin seeds from her closet.”
In this engaging story, readers are taken on a journey through the lives of the residents of a small town, where the annual Sugar Queen contest serves as a backdrop for a series of interconnected narratives. The contest, which celebrates the town's sugar beet industry, brings together a diverse group of characters, each with their own dreams, desires, and secrets. As the contest unfolds, the characters' lives intertwine, revealing the undercurrents of ambition, love, and the human condition. more
Sarah Addison Allen is an American author born in 1971. Her works are known for their fantasy and romance elements, which have won the hearts of readers. more
“Achievement is a cotton candy meal that you think will make you full.”
“life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get”
“there was a big old shocked space in my head where the thoughts ought to be”