Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, sheœs 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 motherœs 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 Leeœs tough love, Joseyœs 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 Joseyœs 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.
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ISBN:9780553384840 :
Physical Description:print 276 p. ; 21 cm.
Edition:Center Point large print ed.
Publisher:Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., c2009, c2008.
Baker & Taylor Quiet Josey Cirrini's peaceful life caring for her elderly mother is turned upside down when Della Lee Baker, a confident and bold waitress fleeing an abusive boyfriend, decides to hide out in Josey's home.
Random House, Inc. 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 secretsâand secret passionsâare about to change her life forever.
Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, sheâs 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 motherâs 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 nemesisâand two parts fairy godmother. With Della Leeâs tough love, Joseyâs narrow existence quickly expands. She even bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who is hounded by books that inexplicably appear when she needs themâand who has a close connection to Joseyâs 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 thatâs just for starters.
Brimming with warmth, wit, and a sprinkling of magic, here is a spellbinding tale of friendship, loveâand the enchanting possibilities of every new day.
Praise for The Sugar Queen
âLike the most decadently addictive bonbons, once started, Allenâs magically entrancing novel is impossible to put down.ââBooklist (starred review)
âBewitching . . . Such a pleasurable book.ââPublishers Weekly
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