The Secret Life of Bees
of Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author)
Description
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 black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 302 pages
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Publication Date 01/28/03
- First Publication 11/08/01
- Language English
- ISBN 9780142001745
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['United States of America', 'South Carolina (United States)', 'Tiburon, South Carolina (United States)']
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