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Violence
Barely any
A subplot involves a stalker situation that creates mild but real threat
Language
Barely any
Clean language consistent with Allen's gentle style
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic content is present and warm but closed-door and age-appropriate
Substance Use
Barely any
The candy hoarding is compulsive eating used symbolically — treated with warmth rather than as addiction
Emotional Intensity
Some
Josey's suppressed desires and her mother's dominance create the psychological foundation
What this book is about
Josey Cirrini has spent her life secretly eating candy and doing what her domineering mother says. When she opens her closet one morning and finds a woman named Della Lee living in it, her carefully confined life starts to crack open. Sarah Addison Allen's second novel is a warm, strange, Southern magical realism story about desire, secrets, and what happens when you finally let yourself want things.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Stalker subplot — mild but present
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