![]() ![]() Josey finds Della Lee, a local waitress in town, hiding in her closet amongst her candy stash. Respectable daughters did not hide enormous amounts of candy in their closets.” Respectable daughters took care of their mothers. Her weight, her unfortunate hair, her secret dreams of leaving her mother who needed her, of leaving and never looking back. “It was embarrassing enough being such a sorry excuse for a Southern belle. They melted like snow in her mouth, turning creamy and warm.” In her mind they were made with white chocolate chunks and had a cool, brittle vanilla frosting. She thought cold snaps were like cookies, like gingersnaps. If she could eat the cold air, she would. ![]() “She stuck her head out and took a deep breath. ![]() Winter is her favorite time of year in the mountains of North Carolina, where she can bundle up, camouflaged in scarves and layered clothing. And it felt good to hide it, because then she could enjoy it alone without worrying about what others thought, or about letting her mother down.” Living in her mother’s shadow, Josey Cirrini, finds solace in her secret stash of sugary sweets and stockpile of romance novels~ the perfect little food corner in blogland. I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, where in her words, pages from your book magically mix with the kitchen and your camera.Īnd Michael Lee at Designs by Gollum for Foodie Friday. ![]() The Sugar Queen ***.* by Sarah Addison Allen ![]()
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