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This Bitter Earth

by Bernice L. McFadden
Myra Lucretia Taylor
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This powerful sequel to Bernice L. McFadden's bestselling debut Sugar follows a young African-American woman back to her Arkansas hometown, where she must confront difficult truths about her parentage and a curse in her family's past. When Sugar Lacey returns to Short Junction to find the aunts who raised her, she hopes they will be able to tell her the truth about her parents. What she discovers is not just a terrible story of unrequited love, but also a tale of black magic that has cursed generations of Lacey women. Armed with newfound knowledge and strength in the face of adversity, Sugar must push through the pain to find her absent father and discover the truth about the curse that has befallen her family line in hopes of breaking it before she passes it on to her own child. A powerfully realized novel that brings back the unforgettable characters from Sugar, This Bitter Earth is a testament to the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. "McFadden's sensuous prose and folk wisdom conjure a memorable character with complexity and grace."—People
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Series: Sugar Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781490644813
  • File size: 243467 KB
  • Release date: June 10, 2015
  • Duration: 08:27:13

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  • ISBN: 9781490644813
  • File size: 243487 KB
  • Release date: June 10, 2015
  • Duration: 08:32:13
  • Number of parts: 8
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This powerful sequel to Bernice L. McFadden's bestselling debut Sugar follows a young African-American woman back to her Arkansas hometown, where she must confront difficult truths about her parentage and a curse in her family's past. When Sugar Lacey returns to Short Junction to find the aunts who raised her, she hopes they will be able to tell her the truth about her parents. What she discovers is not just a terrible story of unrequited love, but also a tale of black magic that has cursed generations of Lacey women. Armed with newfound knowledge and strength in the face of adversity, Sugar must push through the pain to find her absent father and discover the truth about the curse that has befallen her family line in hopes of breaking it before she passes it on to her own child. A powerfully realized novel that brings back the unforgettable characters from Sugar, This Bitter Earth is a testament to the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. "McFadden's sensuous prose and folk wisdom conjure a memorable character with complexity and grace."—People
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Fiction Literature