This powerful sequel to Bernice L. McFaddens bestselling debutSugarfollows a young African-American woman back to her Arkansas hometown, where she must confront difficult truths about her parentage and a curse in her familys past.

When Sugar Lacey returns to Short Junction to find the aunts who raised her, she hopes they will be able to tell her the truth about her parents. What she discovers is not just a terrible story of unrequited love, but also a tale of black magic that has cursed generations of Lacey women.

Armed with newfound knowledge and strength in the face of adversity, Sugar must push through the pain to find her absent father and discover the truth about the curse that has befallen her family line in hopes of breaking it before she passes it on to her own child.

A powerfully realized novel that brings back the unforgettable characters fromSugar,This Bitter Earthis a testament to the ultimate triumph of the human spirit.

Bernice L. McFaddenis the author of nine critically acclaimed novels includingSugar,Loving Donovan,Nowhere Is a Place,The Warmest December,Gathering of Waters(aNew York TimesEditors’ Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), andGlorious, which was featured inO, The Oprah Magazineand was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a four-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York.

• Publisher: Plume
• Publish Date: December 31, 2002
• Pages: 288
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780452283817
• Dimensions: 8.0 X 5.3 X 0.6 inches | 0.5 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Literary Fiction, Popular Fiction