Prose that Prevail
Discover powerful prose that prevails in this curated book list featuring Bernice L. McFadden’s gripping novels, *Sugar* and *This Bitter Earth*—tales of resilience, redemption, and enduring strength in fiction.
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Sugar
by Bernice L. McFadden
Set in a small Arkansas town in the 1950s, this tale of loyalty and friendship between two African-American women finds Jude turning to the church after the death of her daughter, and to a young woman who turns out to be a prostitute. A first novel. Reprint.
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This Bitter Earth
by Bernice L. McFadden
Sugar Lacey returns to her childhood home in Short Junction, Arkansas, where she confronts love, hatred, and black magic, which leads her to St. Louis where an old friendship puts her courage and compassion to the test.
