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
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.
hurt expectations way
Always make your needs and expectations known,she used to say. That way no one gets hurt.
way bears easier
She'd always known he didn't love her. But it was easier to bear when he didn't know she loved him. That way they were even. Now he knew he had all the power.
stories way different
It had always fascinated him that she'd consumed so many words, that her head was full of stories, told a thousand different ways.
men trying way
Superstitions are man's way of trying to control things he has no control over...
people way curious
He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand.
eye tricks contact
The trick is not to make eye contact. They don't charge if you don't make eye contact.
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.
The thing most consistently on my desk as I write is a cat - a different one at different times of the day. I think I'm more a part of their ritual.
bright days hardly seem spite
Don't give up because of the dark days. Succeed in spite of them. The dark days make the bright days seem even brighter. So bright you can hardly stand it.