Queen Sugar
A Novel
by Natalie Baszile
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Pub Date Jan 27 2015 | Archive Date Feb 08 2016
PENGUIN GROUP Penguin | Penguin Books
Description
"Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections—to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet."
—Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage
Readers, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing Queen Sugar and cheering for its heroine, Charley Bordelon, an African American woman and single mother struggling to build a new life amid the complexities of the contemporary South.
When Charley unexpectedly inherits eight hundred acres of sugarcane land, she and her eleven-year-old daughter say goodbye to smoggy Los Angeles and head to Louisiana. She soon learns, however, that cane farming is always going to be a white man’s business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley struggles to balance the overwhelming challenges of a farm in decline with the demands of family and the startling desires of her own heart.
Advance Praise
“A fresh take by talented first-time novelist Natalie Baszile. . . QUEEN SUGAR is a bright and enticing reminder that, sometimes, you can go home.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
“A nuanced evocation of contemporary black
life.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“With such a captivating first novel, Baszile has established herself as a bright new author
worth keeping an eye on.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Baszile is an eloquent and descriptive writer. . . [QUEEN SUGAR] artfully captures the timelessness of the struggle to survive, the virtues of perseverance, and the undying bonds of blood. —Bust Magazine
“Baszile is a writer to watch! . . . [Her] writing style flows easily, and there are beautiful passages
around every corner.” —Washington Missourian
“In her heartfelt and beautiful debut novel, Natalie Baszile tells a tale of the South that is as deeply rooted in time and place as it is universal. How do we make sense of family? Loss? The legacies passed down to us? These are the questions that Charley, a young widowed mother, grapples with as she tries to save the sugarcane plantation that is her inheritance and which, unbeknownst to her,
holds the answers to both her past and her future.”
—Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780143126232 |
| PRICE | $18.00 (USD) |
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