Excerpt from A Sugar Princess When a novelist has written twenty-two books, all of which - from the standpoint of his publisher's ledger, at least - have proved successful, it may not be out of place for him to review his work. I therefore ask your indulgence for a brief retrospect. You noticed that Stranger than Fiction marked a decided departure in my style of writing, and will see that A Sugar Princess adheres to the new lines. Inexhaustible as the old field is, valuable as it may be to any sensible reader, there are other paths which I prefer to explore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.