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Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden
4.0
“Sugar ain’t spoiled, she just a little bruised, is all. Bruises can heal and fade away to nothing.”
This is a story that takes place in the 1950’s in small town Bigelow, Arkansas. It is centred around two women who cross paths during a difficult time in their lives and how they build a beautiful friendship. Pearl is a middle aged church going woman who’s teenage daughter was brutally murdered 15 years ago and is still grieving from her loss. Sugar is a carefree and unapologetic prostitute who has moved next door to Pearl. Pearl is drawn to Sugar, partly due to her strong resemblance to her daughter.
Raw and touching! This is a story of love, hate, loss, suffering, forgiveness and everything in between. Although, I felt this book started off quite slow for me it eventually picked up halfway through, where the story began to unfold and I couldn’t put it down!
This was an emotional and thought provoking story. It makes you think about how we judge people without even knowing them. The Christian women of Bigelow did not take a liking to Sugar who they referred to as a ‘Whore’. They felt that Sugar’s presence was not good for their town, for them or for their husbands.
I enjoyed reading about Sugar’s life, as painful as it was. I would have liked to know a little more and dived deeper into her experiences growing up. The friendship between Pearl and Sugar was lovely to read! Two completely different women built such a beautiful bond, regardless of the naysayers.
The plot had many twists and turns which were engaging. The ending was shocking! I am looking forward to the sequel to find out whether Pearl finds out who Sugar really is and if Sugar shares the information about Pearl’s daughters death.
Overall, this was a good story!
I can’t wait to read ‘This bitter earth’ which is out in the UK next month!
This is a story that takes place in the 1950’s in small town Bigelow, Arkansas. It is centred around two women who cross paths during a difficult time in their lives and how they build a beautiful friendship. Pearl is a middle aged church going woman who’s teenage daughter was brutally murdered 15 years ago and is still grieving from her loss. Sugar is a carefree and unapologetic prostitute who has moved next door to Pearl. Pearl is drawn to Sugar, partly due to her strong resemblance to her daughter.
Raw and touching! This is a story of love, hate, loss, suffering, forgiveness and everything in between. Although, I felt this book started off quite slow for me it eventually picked up halfway through, where the story began to unfold and I couldn’t put it down!
This was an emotional and thought provoking story. It makes you think about how we judge people without even knowing them. The Christian women of Bigelow did not take a liking to Sugar who they referred to as a ‘Whore’. They felt that Sugar’s presence was not good for their town, for them or for their husbands.
I enjoyed reading about Sugar’s life, as painful as it was. I would have liked to know a little more and dived deeper into her experiences growing up. The friendship between Pearl and Sugar was lovely to read! Two completely different women built such a beautiful bond, regardless of the naysayers.
The plot had many twists and turns which were engaging. The ending was shocking! I am looking forward to the sequel to find out whether Pearl finds out who Sugar really is and if Sugar shares the information about Pearl’s daughters death.
Overall, this was a good story!
I can’t wait to read ‘This bitter earth’ which is out in the UK next month!