Sugar

by Sanjida O'Connell

Our lust for sugar has changed the shape of the world economically culturally and scoially. Sanjida O' Connell reveals, in accessible and scintillating prose, the extraordinary and illuminating story of sugar's journey from a grass to world domination.

Genres: Nonfiction, Food

288 pages, Paperback

First published November 25, 2004

About the author

Sanjida O'Connell is the author of four novels, THEORY OF MIND, ANGEL BIRD, SUGAR ISLAND and THE NAKED NAME OF LOVE, which has just been republished as THE PRIEST AND THE LILY.

She was one of the winners of the Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the BBC Asia Award.

She writes psychological thrillers under the pen name of Sanjida Kay: BONE BY BONE, THE STOLEN CHILD, MY MOTHER'S SECRET and ONE YEAR LATER are published by Corvus Books.

She's had four works of non-fiction published: MINDREADING: HOW WE LEARN TO LOVE AND LIE, SUGAR: THE GRASS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, NATURE'S CALENDAR, CHIMPANZEE: THE MAKING OF THE FILM, and contributed to ANIMAL LIFE, an encyclopaedia edited by Charlotte Uhlenbroek.

Reviews

[Marcas Iácób · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some interesting elements but the author's lack of expertise was evident (even on simple things like a misunderstanding of basic percentages).

[Nick Harriss · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating history of how sugar influenced and changed the world economy, politics and society. If you wish to understand issues such as slavery and colonialism, this is an important place to start. Covering from its first domestication through to the modern day, it will open your eyes.