`Some people tread water all their lives. Not me - I'm gonna make a big splash.'

Maria Sweet, aka Sugar, is back. Her husband's done a runner taking their daughter with him, but at least she has a plan: get a job, get some cash and get the hell out of Brighton. And somewhere out there in the big bad world is Kim Lewis, who might just be the Love of Sugar's Life. Sugar's landed herself a stint as a model for local fashion designers Agnew & Bagshawe. But when she discovers they've exploited her,she's hell-bent on vengeance and that can only lead to chaos . . .

Sugar is as defiant and outrageous as ever in this riotous sequel to SUGAR RUSH, Burchill's bestselling teen novel.