McFadden's incredible classic debut, SugarIn This Bitter Earth, Sugar Lacey is on her way out of Bigelow, Arkansas, where she'd come to break with the past.
Bernice L. McFadden Book order
Bernice L. McFadden is an acclaimed novelist whose ten works delve into complex human relationships and societal issues. Her writing is characterized by raw honesty and a profound insight into the lives of her characters. McFadden often explores themes of identity, resilience, and the search for belonging, crafting narratives rich with powerful female protagonists. Her literary contributions are celebrated for their depth and emotional resonance.
- 2022
- 2017
A young woman must learn to love and trust again after experiencing the brutality of ritual servitude in West Africa.
- 2016
Harlan and his best friend are invited to perform at a popular cabaret in the Parisian enclave of Montmartre, but after the City of Light falls under Nazi occupation, they are thrown into Buchenwald-the notorious concentration camp in Weimar, Germany-irreparably changing the course of Harlan's life.
- 2000
"Young and confident, with a swagger in her step, Sugar arrives in the small southern town of Bigelow with the hope of starting over. Soon Bigelow is alight with gossip and suspicion, and Sugar fears she can't hide from her past. Until, that is, she meets Pearl, her next-door neighbour. Over sweet-potato pie, an unlikely friendship begins, transforming both women's lives - and the life of an entire town. Vividly bringing 1950s Deep South America to life, with its flowering magnolia trees, lingering scents of jasmine and honeysuckle, and white picket fences that keep strangers out - but ignorance and superstition in, Sugar takes us on a journey through loss and suffering to a place of forgiveness, understanding, and grace."--Provided by publisher.