The Secret Life of Bees
Author(s): Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, "The Secret Life of Bees" tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love--a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.
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Winner of Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Paperback) 2004.
A moving first novel...Lily is an authentic and winning character and her story is compellingly told. ("USA Today") Inspiring. Sue Monk Kidd is a direct literary descendant of Carson McCullers. ("The Baltimore Sun")
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General Fields
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.225
- : 27 February 2003
- : 198mm X 128mm X 15mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sue Monk Kidd
- : Paperback
- : 1st New edition
- : 813.54
- : 1