Sugaring Off
Sugaring Off by Gillian French, published by Algonquin Books on November 1, 2022, is a young adult fiction novel that explores themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human emotions. The story follows seventeen-year-old Owl, who, after a childhood tragedy that left her partially deaf and led to her father’s incarceration, finds solace in the natural world around her aunt and uncle’s maple sugar farm. As she navigates her sheltered life, Owl’s encounter with Cody, a young man hired to assist with the sugaring off, challenges her perceptions and ignites a complicated romance.
In this evocative narrative, readers will witness Owl’s journey as she confronts her past and the realities of her present. The novel delves into social themes such as physical and emotional abuse, while intertwining elements of suspense as Owl grapples with her father’s recent release from prison and the troubling circumstances surrounding Cody. As their relationship deepens, Owl must make difficult choices that could alter the course of her life, all set against the backdrop of a local murder that brings unforeseen danger. This edition spans 352 pages and is presented in English.
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A dazzling and evocative novel about love and loss—with a dash of thrilling mystery—for fans of Mindy McGinnis and Courtney Summers.
Left partially deaf by an early childhood tragedy that ended in her father’s incarceration, seventeen-year-old Owl is now a tracker, an explorer, a wildlife enthusiast, and always her freest self while hiking the steep forested acres surrounding her aunt and uncle’s maple sugar farm, now her home. Owl and her aunt and uncle never speak of the brutal attack that brought her to them. On the day she confronts a stranger trespassing among the maples, Owl’s sheltered existence is blown wide open by Cody—the magnetic, dangerous young man hired to help with the sugaring off. Cody seems to see her, the real her, in a way no one else does. Together, they challenge each other, learn to question their preconceptions, and risk a romance their families are desperate to stop.
But when Owl learns that some part of Cody is compelled toward self-destruction, she must make a difficult decision about their relationship at the same time she’s grappling with her father’s recent release from prison. And when a seemingly motiveless local murder draws attention to Cody, Owl realizes that Cody is in far more serious trouble than anyone knows—and it’s followed him to her mountain.
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