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001 2013036789
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008 130924s2014 nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2013036789
020 $a9780670026135 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPS3602.A8523$bQ44 2014
082 00 $a813/.6$223
084 $aFIC044000$aFIC049020$aFIC045000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBaszile, Natalie.
245 10 $aQueen sugar :$ba novel /$cNatalie Baszile.
264 1 $aNew York :$bPamela Dorman Books/Viking,$c2014.
300 $aix, 372 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a" A mother-daughter story of reinvention-about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana Why exactly Charley Bordelon's late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is as mysterious as it was generous. Recognizing this as a chance to start over, Charley and her eleven-year-old daughter, Micah, say good-bye to Los Angeles. They arrive just in time for growing season but no amount of planning can prepare Charley for a Louisiana that's mired in the past: as her judgmental but big-hearted grandmother tells her, cane farming is always going to be a white man's business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley must balance the overwhelming challenges of her farm with the demands of a homesick daughter, a bitter and troubled brother, and the startling desires of her own heart. Penguin has a rich tradition of publishing strong Southern debut fiction-from Sue Monk Kidd to Kathryn Stockett to Beth Hoffman. In Queen Sugar, we now have a debut from the African American point of view. Stirring in its storytelling of one woman against the odds and initimate in its exploration of the complexities of contemporary southern life, Queen Sugar is an unforgettable tale of endurance and hope"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aAfrican-American women$vFiction.
650 0 $aFamily life$vFiction.
650 7 $aFICTION / Contemporary Women.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / African American / Contemporary Women.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Family Life.$2bisacsh
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