Sugar

‘Sugar is dark, hopeful, mesmerising—an extraordinary novel that builds and breaks like a perfect storm.’ * Vikki Wakefield *‘A deeply affecting novel about loss, guilt and the fraught search for truth and certainty; the passion and ferocity of this story will stay with me for a long time.’ * Leanne Hall *‘Approaches tender topics with unflinching courage and aplomb.’ * Kirkus on The Peacock Detectives *‘Beautifully written, heartfelt and with a forward momentum that keeps you turning the page, this novel about loss, guilt and anger is ultimately hopeful and an absolute triumph.’ * Readings *‘Nugent’s shrewd tale of a young woman weighed down by chronic illness, struggling to make sense of a nonsensical universe, is ultimately heart-warming.’ * Australian Book Review *‘A story full of ’tude, and plenty of layers to peel back and get you thinking.’ * Herald Sun *‘Exquisitely written…A work of dazzling clarity and finesse that demonstrates the literary virtuosity that critics often claim is missing from books for this age group.’ * Prime Minister’s Literary Awards judges’ comments *

Carly Nugent lives in Bright in Victoria. Her short fiction has featured in numerous publications, including the Bellevue Literary Review and Award Winning Australian Writing. Her first novel, The Peacock Detectives, won the Readings Children’s Book Prize, was a CBCA Honour Book, and was shortlisted for the Text Prize, the Australian Book Design Awards and the Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards. Sugar, inspired by her own experience of having diabetes, is her first book for young adults.