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This Bitter Earth
- Author
- Bernice L. McFadden
- Narrator
- Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 18 June 2010
- Run Time
- 8 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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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Details
- Author
- Bernice L. McFadden
- Narrator
- Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Duration
- 8 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 June 2010
- ISBN
- 9781449832551
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Ethnic studies, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
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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