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The Bee Sting

by Paul Murray
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The Bee Sting
The Bee Sting

Dysfunctional family navigates crises, seeks redemption.

"The Bee Sting" offers a gripping exploration of a family grappling with contemporary issues, evoking empathy for characters whose flaws are as real as their struggle for a brighter future. It's an astute choice for anyone interested in the complex web of personal and societal challenges that define our times, delivered with an intimate look into one family's attempt to rewrite their narrative.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2023)
  • Writers' Prize Nominee for Fiction (2024)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Play-In Round (2024)
  • Nero Book Award for Fiction (2023)
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.

The Bee Sting

by Paul Murray
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ISBN: 9780241984406
Author: Paul Murray
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2024-05-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 99191 readers)

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From the author of Skippy Dies comes Paul Murray's The Bee Sting, an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart. The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie’s once-lucrative car business is going under—but rather than face the music, he’s spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to his grand plan to run away from home. Where did it all go wrong? A patch of ice on the tarmac, a casual favor to a charming stranger, a bee caught beneath a bridal veil—can a single moment of bad luck change the direction of a life? And if the story has already been written—is there still time to find a happy ending?
 

Dysfunctional family navigates crises, seeks redemption.

"The Bee Sting" offers a gripping exploration of a family grappling with contemporary issues, evoking empathy for characters whose flaws are as real as their struggle for a brighter future. It's an astute choice for anyone interested in the complex web of personal and societal challenges that define our times, delivered with an intimate look into one family's attempt to rewrite their narrative.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2023)
  • Writers' Prize Nominee for Fiction (2024)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Play-In Round (2024)
  • Nero Book Award for Fiction (2023)
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.

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