Queen Sugar: A Novel

A mother-daughter story of reinvention - about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana.

Why exactly Charley Bordelon' s late father left her 800 sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is as mysterious as it was generous.

Recognizing this as a chance to start over, Charley and her 11-year-old daughter, Micah, say good-bye to Los Angeles.

They arrive just in time for growing season but no amount of planning can prepare Charley for a Louisiana that' s mired in the past: as her judgmental but big-hearted grandmother tells her, cane farming is always going to be a white man 's business.

As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley must balance the overwhelming challenges of her farm with the demands of a homesick daughter, a bitter and troubled brother, and the startling desires of her own heart.