The secret life of bees

Description

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.

Description

Now in paperback comes the intoxicating debut novel of "one motherless daughter's discover of ... the strange and wondrous places we find love" ("The Washington Post"). Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing work is set in South Carolina in 1964.

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• Fiction.

Other Editions

• The secret life of beesPenguin2003-01-01
• Secret Life of BeesHeadline Publishing Group2002-01-01
• The Secret Life of BeesPenguin Books2002-01-01
• La Vida Secreta De Las Abejas / the Secret Life of BeesPaperbackEdiciones B2003-01-01
• Secret Life of BeesUlverscroft Large Print Books2003-01-01
• The secret life of beesReview2003-01-01