In the Spring of 1940, a little girl, Jude, is found dead in Bigelow, Arkansas, in the most brutal manner possible. The very first page was stunning both in its prose and in it's sharp narration. Bernice McFadden's writing is so beautiful, that I just lost myself in it. Right then I was hooked, and had to resist from reading further.
I had read the first page of this book, soon as it arrived at my doorstep.
What follows is an unlikely friendship over a sweet potato pie - a friendship that transforms both women and affects many other lives. Pearl strives to connect with this woman, while Sugar yearns to stay away from people. When Pearl finally sees Sugar, she is shocked by her similarity in profile to Jude, her daughter who was brutally murdered more than fifteen years ago. As curious women strive to get a glance at Sugar, Pearl's curiosity is aroused. On a hot sunny day, while every resident of Bigelow, Arkansas, awaited a storm, Sugar Lacey waltzes straight through the town to take up residence in Number 10, Grove Street, as Pearl Taylor's neighbor. brutal and moving.Source: Received for free from the publisher for review Here she learns the truth about her parentage: a terrible tale of unrequited love, of one man's enduring hatred, and of the black magic that has cursed generations of Lacey women.Ī powerfully realised novel that brings back the unforgettable characters from Sugar, McFadden's bestselling debut, This Bitter Earth is a testament to the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. She doesn't stop until she arrives at her childhood home in Short Junction.
With her worn leopard-print suitcase and her head held high, she walks past the prying eyes of its small-minded, cruel-hearted townsfolk, praying for the strength to keep going. In This Bitter Earth, Sugar Lacey is on her way out of Bigelow, Arkansas, where she'd come to break with the past. McFadden's incredible classic debut and the Richard and Judy 2021 Book Club pick, Sugar
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