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The Sugar Palace
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Narrated by:
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Ainslie McGlynn
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By:
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Fiona McIntosh
About this listen
'How about we call it the Sugar Palace? And when people enter, we'll make sure it feels like a colourful fairytale spun from sugar.'
One woman's ambition
Sydney, 1925: When Grace Fairweather meets the irresistible Londoner Alfie Sweeting, dreams of selling her homemade confectionery are spun into reality.
A criminal past
When the truth about Alfie's roguish past is revealed, Grace and Alfie's fairytale sweetshop - and their lives - comes under threat.
An impossible decision
Up against razorgangs, brothel madams and cocaine dealers, Grace will be forced to make the most difficult decision of all. Who can she trust to save the Sugar Palace?
'A gripping read for fans of Kate Furnivall and Natasha Lester, with skilful storytelling and compelling characters that leap from the page.' Books+Publishing©2023 Fiona McIntosh (P)2023 Penguin Random House Australia
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- carolyn johnston
- 18-11-2023
Sugar sugar sugar!
Made my mouth water have such a sweet tooth. Not good for the wait line 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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- Paddington
- 04-11-2023
Entertaining novel
An enjoyable novel mostly set in 1920’s Sydney mostly in The Rocks and nearby areas of the city. Interestingly during the construction of the Sydney Harbour bridge. Famous underworld characters like Tilly Divine are woven into the story.
It was entertaining but occasionally the reader’s emphasis was a bit overdone.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-03-2024
Excellent and engaging writing style!
My first Fiona McIntosh book outside the Jack series. I loved it as much and now keen to read more while I hope another Jack book is being written.
Thank you Fiona for some escapism on my rides! My 40 minute commute to work feels like 10 minutes x
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- Anonymous User
- 29-11-2023
Average at best
Love Fiona’s books and was excited to listen to this one, however I found it very average at best. Very little to the storyline. Super disappointing
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- Carol Quinn
- 03-11-2023
Loved it!
The Sugar Palace was such a sweet story, I loved the characters and reading/listening to what The Rocks and other parts of Sydney would have been like in the 1920’s!
Definitely recommended!
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-2023
Enjoyable
Nostalgic of a time no longer touchable. It was beautiful to follow the story of characters living in a time of my grandparents' younger years. My husband and I both enjoyed the book and would love a follow-up book.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- MSquared
- 29-11-2023
Not her best
I love Fiona McIntosh but this story really disappoints. Weak story, characters not investible and just a bit ‘fluffy’ compared to her other books.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2023
Storyline initially dull, gets mildly better
While listening to the beginning of the book I had wondered if I'd made a mistake as it seemed quite boring but I perservered. I believe there were some redeeming moments, only due the introduction of Holly, otherwise all other characters lacked substance.
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- Dawn Winter
- 31-10-2023
Slow and boring
Not up to Fiona’s usual standard. I found it a bit boring with not much substance.
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- Carol
- 01-11-2023
awful
I have suffered through 2/3 of it, hoping it would get better. Had I been reading it, I would have skipped pages of dialogue and explanation, but that is not possible with an audio book. I have previously enjoyed Fiona Macintosh's work. This is just boring.
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