The Secret Life of Bees

2003

by Sue Monk Kidd

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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352 Pages
Published by Penguin Books on Jan 28, 2003
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Review by sunbreak
I started reading it and didn't like it at all.. per my Grandmother's advice, I found that the book on tape was way more enjoyable.
Likeless so far. Lead the way
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