The Sugar Queen

“She was a woman who lived for the secret things.”

Josey hides candy under her bed because it is the only sweetness she can control. It made me think about all the small secrets we keep just to survive our own families.

“I'm your houseguest. Deal with it.”

Della Lee appearing in a closet is strange but perfect. Sometimes we need a complete stranger to force us out of our comfort zones.

Chloe and her travel books are heartbreaking. She reads about places she will never go because she feels stuck in her own life.

“Books find their way to the people who need them.”

The way books literally find the characters when they need them is a beautiful idea. It feels like the universe is trying to talk to us through paper and ink.