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The Sugar Thief
The Sugar Thief: A novel | Nancy Mauro
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A delectable comedy about an imploding social media star, an Italian bakery, the treachery of fame, and the pink-frosted pastry at the heart of it all. YouTuber Sabine Rose is a star about to go supernova. Her baking channel attracts millions, her production team agonizingly crafts her every moment, and her agent has nearly landed her a television series. But Sabines rise to superstardom needs a final push, and she has the perfect idea to get herself there: a well-documented visit home to her familys bakery. When Sabine and her chronically underappreciated producer, Wanda, arrive in Thunder Bay, the planned family reunion is quickly lost in chaos (and, as Wanda sees it, social media opportunity). Sabines father, the Rose family master baker, has just died. And hes left behind a locked briefcase containing the secret pastry recipe that has made him a hometown legend. On the cusp of going viral, Sabine finds herself unlocking the dark truths of her fathers past. Self-medicating one glassand one handful of pharma-ceuticalsat a time, can she drag her fledgling celebrity into the big leagues before ever-loyal Wanda, sensing betrayal, turns the tables on her? Will the popular pastry and the family secrets it holds fall into the wrong hands? Or will it provide the salvation Sabine so badly needs? Piped full of heartache and told with razor wit, The Sugar Thief is a skewering of contemporary narcissism and an ode to families that leave (almost) everything behind in search of a brighter future.
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xicanti
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Well, I‘m officially hard into THE SUGAR THIEF, and I‘m totally stymied at the publisher‘s choice to market it as “a delectable comedy.” Maybe the frothy humour‘s still coming, but since the first 220 pages were full of dark secrets, fraught family situations, and deep dives into the gritty underbelly of content creation, it‘d be a pretty sharp turn.

But yeah: the book‘s great if you don‘t go in expecting laughs. I can‘t wait to read more.

DGRachel I don‘t know if it‘s just because I‘ve read more (and more widely) over the last few years, but poor/weird marketing seems to be gaining popularity. 😒 12mo
xicanti @DGRachel I‘ve noticed the same trend. I assume publishers want to suck in readers in search of whatever‘s currently popular, but I‘m sure they alienate a good many of them when the books don‘t actually match the jacket copy‘s promise. 12mo
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xicanti
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I started THE SUGAR THIEF over a very early McGriddle meal. (Sometimes such things are necessary.) It‘s good so far, but I also initially liked the last book I started and we‘re now on a break, so. We‘ll see if it wows me or matches its dismal Litsy rating.

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Panpan

This was such a slog for the first 2/3 and the last 1/3 didn't redeem it... This was scattered and had too many threads and just... ugh.

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I couldn‘t resist starting an Instagram account for him, so if you want to stay updated on all of his goofy antics, follow him at apugnamedpuddles 🤎

MrsMalaprop That is some next level cuteness there 💕😍. 2y
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Clwojick
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This is the 2nd fictional book I‘ve ever found that‘s set in my hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The first being Anna Dressed in Red. I‘ve just started it, and it‘s pretty good so far. #AwesomeAugust @Andrew65

Andrew65 Always good when books are set in places you know well. 2y
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