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Set in South Carolina in 1964, [this book] 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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The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
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- Released
- 2008
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sue Monk Kidd
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0143114557
- ISBN13
- 9780143114550
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Love, Family, Friendship, USA, 20th century, Faith, Coming Of Age, Adapted for Film, Race, Racism, America, Mourning, Psychological novels, Mothers, Summer, Sisters, American South, Bees, beekeeping, South Carolina
- First published
- 2002
- Original title
- The Secret Life of Bees
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
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- Set in South Carolina in 1964, [this book] 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