Coffee and Sugar

by C. Sean McGee

This is the story of Joao, an uninspiring country boy who moves to a slum in the city with his drunken father and falls for amiable prostitute named Charity.

All João ever wanted was to be of some use. All he ever wanted was to belong. And in a dank café in the very worst part of town, and working as a barrista, João will find himself, inside the sediment of a city, at the bottom of a ceramic cup.

And a minister, a chef, and a whore, they will all taste him on their lips, long after he is gone.

268 pages, Paperback

First published March 2, 2013

About the author

"I write weird books."

Dark existential fiction that is just as rich in philosophy as it is strange and unsettling.

From the reclusive mind of Irish-Australian writer, C.SeanMcGee, weird and wonderful stories that delve into the perverse and ever lurking shadow of humanity.

Everything written is fiction.

Eire - Australia - Brasil

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Reviews

[Phillip Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to stop a couple of times along the way. HIs descriptions are potent an dthe lives of the characters are heavy and desperate. I liked the ending. I dind't much like the way it made me feel, but I liked it regardless. Great book !

[Jo Depreitere · Rating 5 out of 5]

I made myself a fan of C. Sean McGee a week ago and with this book he again proves why. The way he succeeds in describing intrinsicly banal items in a intriging way and also his philosophical musings hit the correct spot in my brain.
The concept of the boy Joao who can experience people's lives while he makes a prefectly tuned coffee for their souls is brilliant in its simplicity. Mixed with the naivity of Joao's world view, the despairing lives of the people on the hill, the streetwise observations of Fatts (I couldn't help smirking with the concept of the 51 percenters!) and the chemistry between Joao and Charity, this makes for a must-read book. The end hit me as a sledgehammer, though... (but I hate happy endings anyway)

[Nicki]

I have temporarily given up on this one. book looks lovely, artwork is gorgeous and I really liked the coffee angle in the book. Plot is interesting with good strong characters. I am just finding it hard work to get through.
I may return to it later on.