The Sugar Palace: The gripping historical romantic adventure from the bestselling author of The Pearl...

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Fiona McIntosh

The Sugar Palace

The gripping historical romantic adventure from the bestselling author of The Pearl Thief

Fiona McIntosh

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MICHAEL JOSEPH
17 October 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction; Australian Fiction

The heart-stopping new historical romantic adventure from the bestselling author of The Orphans.

'The Sugar Palace is a gripping read for fans of Kate Furnivall and Natasha Lester, with skilful storytelling and compelling characters that leap from the page.' Books+Publishing

Under the clamour of the Sydney Harbour Bridge being built nearby, Grace Fairweather is working in her father's grocery shop in The Rocks when she begins making her own confectionery. Her colourful creations of toffees, lollies and chocolates soon become crowd favourites, and Grace begins to dream of one day opening her own sweetshop.

When the roguish but irresistible Londoner Alfie Sweeting comes to work for the Fairweathers, his ambition for her success thrills her - so much so that she begins to question her engagement to Norman. Perhaps the 'safe' option in life isn't the right thing for her after all.

Alfie encourages her to open not just a sweetshop, but a delightful destination for young and old - a sugar palace!

With Grace's natural business acumen and Alfie's creative sales skills, it seems like they could be the perfect pairing - in work and in love - but when Alfie's criminal past catches up with him, both their lives come under threat and Grace is forced to make the most difficult decision of all.

Moving between the colourful world of a carnival-like confectionery store and Sydney's organised crime world of brothel madams, gambling dens and cocaine dealers, this is a thrilling romantic adventure that shows not everyone is to be trusted, and life isn't always as sweet as it seems.

By: Fiona McIntosh
Imprint: MICHAEL JOSEPH
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9781761047015
ISBN 10: 1761047019
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 17 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fiona McIntosh is an internationally bestselling author of novels for adults and children. She co-founded an award-winning travel magazine with her husband, which they ran for fifteen years while raising their twin sons before she became a full-time author. Fiona roams the world researching and drawing inspiration for her novels, and runs a series of highly respected fiction masterclasses. She calls South Australia home.