BOOK REVIEW: Sugar Town Queens by Malla NunnAmandla knows her father is long gone - since before Ama

BOOK REVIEW: Sugar Town Queens by Malla NunnAmandla knows her father is long gone - since before Amandla was born - and she’s pretty sure he’s not a prince. He’s just another mystery and missing piece of her mother’s past, and one of the many reasons people in Sugar Town give them strange looks - that and the fact that Amandla is black and her mother is not.Lately, her mother has been acting even more strangely, so when Amandla finds a mysterious address at the bottom of her mother’s purse along with a large amount of cash, she decides it’s finally time to get answers about her mother’s life. With her best friends by her side, Amandla is ready to take on the devil himself, and as she confronts devastating family secrets and pain that has lasted a generation, taking on the devil is exactly what she must do.[ID: My hand is outstretched holding a copy of Sugar Town Queens in front of a tree with green leaves].Title: Sugar Town QueensAuthor: Malla NunnPublished by: Allen and UnwinPublication Date: 03/08/21Australian RRP: $19.99Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult, Pages: 312Format: PaperbackRating: 4/5Synopsis: From the award-winning author of the CBCA shortlisted When the Ground is Hard, comes a stunning portrait of a family divided and an uplifting story of how friendship saves and heals.Fifteen-year-old Amandla’s mother has always been strange. For starters, she’s a white woman living in Sugar Town, one of South Africa’s infamous shanty towns. She won’t tell anyone, not even Amandla, about her past. And she has visions, including ones that promise the return of Amandla’s father as if he were a prince in a fairytale, but their hardscrabble life is no fairytale.Amandla knows her father is long gone - since before Amandla was born - and she’s pretty sure he’s not a prince. He’s just another mystery and missing piece of her mother’s past, and one of the many reasons people in Sugar Town give them strange looks - that and the fact that Amandla is black and her mother is not.Lately, her mother has been acting even more strangely, so when Amandla finds a mysterious address at the bottom of her mother’s purse along with a large amount of cash, she decides it’s finally time to get answers about her mother’s life. With her best friends by her side, Amandla is ready to take on the devil himself, and as she confronts devastating family secrets and pain that has lasted a generation, taking on the devil is exactly what she must do.Trigger Warnings: racism, violence, grief, death, mental illness, homophobia, misogyny, emotional abuse, sexual harassment, forced institutionalization,  Review:Sugar Town Queens is a South African young adult contemporary story about family, friendship, race, secrets and love. Malla Nunn’s writing beautifully captured Amandla’s story and the strong bonds between mother and daughter. Sugar Town Queens is a story that will stay with you long after you finish reading.Sugar Town Queens follows biracial teenager Amandla Harden as she discovers the family she never knew she had. I loved how friendship and family were such an important part of this story. Amandla and her mum Annalisa have a complicated relationship, but they are there for each other through all the ups and downs. Goodness and Lil Bet are Amandla’s friends and it was great seeing their friendship with Amandla develop and strengthen throughout Sugar Town Queens.Overall, I highly recommend reading Sugar Town Queens it was a heartfelt and beautifully written story!Thank you to Allen and Unwin for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. -- source link

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