false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582945m/6202183.jpg 2200877 14 In this irresistible follow-up to her <i>New York Times</i> bestselling debut,<b> Garden Spells</b><i>,</i> author Sarah Addison Allen tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets&#8212;and secret passions&#8212;are about to change her life forever.<br><b><br></b>Twenty-seven-year-old Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season, she&#8217;s a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her hidden closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother&#8217;s house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night&#8230;. Until she finds it harboring none other than local waitress Della Lee Baker, a tough-talking, tenderhearted woman who is one part nemesis&#8212;and two parts fairy godmother&#8230;<br><br>Fleeing a life of bad luck and big mistakes, Della Lee has decided Josey&#8217;s clandestine closet is the safest place to crash. In return she&#8217;s going to change Josey&#8217;s life&#8212;because, clearly, it is not the closet of a happy woman. With Della Lee&#8217;s tough love, Josey is soon forgoing pecan rolls and caramels, tapping into her startlingly keen feminine instincts, and finding her narrow existence quickly expanding.<br><br>Before long, Josey bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who makes the best sandwiches in town, is hounded by books that inexplicably appear whenever she needs them, and&#8212;most amazing of all&#8212;has a close connection to Josey&#8217;s longtime crush. <br><br>As little by little Josey dares to step outside herself, she discovers a world where the color red has astonishing power, passion can make eggs fry in their cartons, and romance can blossom at any time&#8212;even for her. It seems that Della Lee&#8217;s work is done, and it&#8217;s time for her to move on. But the truth about where she&#8217;s going, why she showed up in the first place&#8212;and what Chloe has to do with it all&#8212;is about to add one more unexpected chapter to Josey&#8217;s fast-changing life.<br><br>Brimming with warmth, wit, and a sprinkling of magic, here is a spellbinding tale of friendship, love&#8212;and the enchanting possibilities of every new day. 2854106 book 20 5 2008 The Sugar Queen total:2834|5:776|4:1221|3:683|2:137|1:17| 2834 11104 4320 897 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 3 6 false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 16:49:27 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 09:22:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 2 2 false Mon Jun 09 16:13:08 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 16:16:18 -0700 2008 4005214 0340935758 9780340935750 22 6 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4005214.The_Sugar_Queen 3 2 false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 11:44:46 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 11:21:46 -0800 2008
There are a lot of similarities with her other book, 'Garden Spells' - again it is a story w...more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 5 3 false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 18 19:02:18 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 18:13:04 -0800 2009 Wow! Another magical novel by Sarah Addison Allen. Beautifully written. Much like her debut novel Garden Spells, this book contains a blend of interesting food and magic realism.

Josey Cirrini is a chubby, shy recluse who lives with her overbearing mother. She consoles herself with junk ...more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 3 2 false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 22:22:07 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 22:14:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 5 2 false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 04:31:41 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 07:41:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 3 1 true Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 18:56:59 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 16:49:25 -0700 2008 Garden Spells and I don’t think Allen’s writing has improved much, but I enjoyed it much more. I think what made me like this one better is that I can relate to the main character. She has two qualities that are very important to me: She is a 20-someth...more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 4 1 false Fri Jun 13 14:29:18 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 14:29:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 3 1 false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 07:46:48 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 12:16:12 -0700 2008
But then the s...more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 2 3 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 16:06:54 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 12:44:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4005214 0340935758 9780340935750 22 6 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4005214.The_Sugar_Queen 5 1 false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 02:28:42 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 01:32:48 -0700 2008 adored "The Sugar Queen" by Sarah Addison Allen. It was an absolutely delicious read and I was bereaved when it finished.

I stumbled upon Sarah Addison Allen quite by accident after being "drawn" to the cover of her debut novel, "Garden Spells"...more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 5 3 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 10:09:22 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 22:26:36 -0800 2008 I have thought about these characters often since finishing it. They are well d...more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 5 1 false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 03 03:54:56 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 23 22:30:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 5 1 false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 24 18:52:05 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:31:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 4 2 false Mon May 26 13:07:30 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 16:46:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 5 0 true Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 12:21:17 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 12:25:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 4 0 false Fri Mar 13 07:13:57 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 07:16:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 4 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 19:24:19 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 19:38:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6202183 0553384848 9780553384840 127 55 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582945m/6202183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6202183.The_Sugar_Queen 5 0 false Thu Oct 29 06:19:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 06:19:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2200877 0553805495 9780553805499 2647 821 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200877.The_Sugar_Queen 5 0 false Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 27 07:40:28 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 07:41:04 -0700 2009 After spending her whole life being the doting daughter, Josey knew she had to make up for her childhood, she wanted something for herself, mainly the mail man Adam, but didn‘t think that would ever happen. Waking up to find Della Lee in her closet changed more than just her eating habits (J...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6202183