# This Bitter Earth

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- Book: [This Bitter Earth](https://www.bookquiver.com/bernice-l-mcfadden/this-bitter-earth) ([This Bitter Earth.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/bernice-l-mcfadden/this-bitter-earth.md))
- Authors: [Bernice L. McFadden](https://www.bookquiver.com/bernice-l-mcfadden)
- Publisher: Plume
- ISBN: 978-04-5228-381-7
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2002-12-31
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This powerful sequel to Bernice L. McFadden’s bestselling debut Sugar follows a young African-American woman back to her Arkansas hometown, where she must confront difficult truths about her parentage...