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Lily Owens, the plunky 14-year-old heroine of The Secret Life of Bees, lost her beloved mother when she was only four and then found a fiercely protective "stand-in," her father's outspoken housekeeper, Rosaleen. Ignoring differenced inage and color--and the fact that racial hatred seethed during the summer of 1964 inrural South Carolina--these two unlikely companions set off on a seemingly aimless polgrimage that ends in the home of a trio of eccentric bee-keeping black sisters.
Vulnerable, sassy, and ultimately wiser and stronger, Lily tells her remarkable tale of longing and love in an idiom and accent heard far south of the Mason-Dixon Line. But the lessons learned during her odyssey into the world of bees and their "secret life" are universal and everlasting. In her debut novel, Sue Monk Kidd proves herself adept both at storytelling and at creating characters who are simultaneously outlandish and credible--in other words--worthy to join the ranks fo such first-rate Southern stylists as Kaye Gibbons, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Ellen Gilchrist.
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Submitted by Dianna in Markham,
Easy listening book. Very entertaining and heartfelt descriptions. Interesting trivia and twists in the story.
Submitted by Anonymous in Richmond Hill,
I enjoyed the reader's narration but wasn't crazy about the story. It had very sweet moments, but as a whole I found it slightly too long and not that exciting.
Submitted by Anonymous in Dallas,
Excellent! Highly recommended....This is one of the best books I have ever read. Great history, good characters, powerful story.
Submitted by ANN Elizabeth Roberts
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I EVER READ. THERE WERE PARTS THAT WERE SAD AND PARTS THAT REALLY MADE YOU LAUGH. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
Submitted by Nanette Hott
At first I wasn't too sure about this book but man I loved it. I loved Lily and was sad when the story was over. What a great story!!
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