Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison Allenis an American author. She grew up in Asheville, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where she graduated with a degree in literature. In early 2011 Allen was diagnosed with breast cancer and completed a round of chemotherapy by October of the same year...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
falling-in-love fall people
People fall in love all the time. And it's not always with the right people. And it's not always reciprocated.
fall autumn cinnamon
It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.
past fallen
She'd fallen into the best part of her past.
fall hands needs
But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling.
falling-in-love knowing people
Some people don't know how to fall in love, like not knowing how to swim. They panic first when they jump in. Then they figure it out.
falling-in-love love-you kids
That's the fairy tale. You meet, you fall in love, you kiss, and neither of you is revolted by it. You get married and have kids and live happily ever after.
inspirational fall cat
Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.
eye tricks contact
The trick is not to make eye contact. They don't charge if you don't make eye contact.
strong way breaking-down
Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our friendships were what made us strong.
characters classic eating escape food good hiding main might people relationships sugar three
I'm a classic stress-eater, so I know a lot about how eating can become a way of hiding from what's really wrong. I escape into food. But some people escape into books. Some into relationships that might not be good for them. The three main characters in 'The Sugar Queen' struggle with each of these comforts-turned-crutches.
characters enter
I think my characters are more wish fulfillments than they are mirrors. They see things I don't and live in a world I can only enter through words.
dad love stopped
I love that my dad has stopped asking me when I'm going to get a real job.
doctors
Doctors say there's no such thing as chemo brain, but ask any chemo patient.
elizabeth fred susan
I'm a huge fan of Alice Hoffman, Fred Chappell and Susan Elizabeth Phillips.