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Secret Lives of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd
Secret Lives of Bees
Secret Lives of Bees

Healing journey through love, bees, and memory.

If you're drawn to stories that blend personal growth with a backdrop of historical moments, "The Secret Life of Bees" is a soul-touching narrative you'll cherish. Sue Monk Kidd weaves together themes of love and empowerment, as young Lily Owens embarks on an unexpected odyssey. You'll find yourself immersed in a world where the wisdom of beekeeping and the search for identity harmonize, making this an empowering read that resonates with hope and finding one's place in the world.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2002)
  • Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Paperback (2004)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2005)
  • Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2005)
  • LovelyBooks Leserpreis Nominee for Allgemeine Literatur (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Secret Lives of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd
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ISBN: 9780142001745
Authors: Sue Monk Kidd
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2003-01-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.09
(rated by 1284087 readers)

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.
 

Healing journey through love, bees, and memory.

If you're drawn to stories that blend personal growth with a backdrop of historical moments, "The Secret Life of Bees" is a soul-touching narrative you'll cherish. Sue Monk Kidd weaves together themes of love and empowerment, as young Lily Owens embarks on an unexpected odyssey. You'll find yourself immersed in a world where the wisdom of beekeeping and the search for identity harmonize, making this an empowering read that resonates with hope and finding one's place in the world.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2002)
  • Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Paperback (2004)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2005)
  • Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2005)
  • LovelyBooks Leserpreis Nominee for Allgemeine Literatur (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.