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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2002, Hardcover)

Sue Monk Kidd's first novel The Secret Life of Bees , a heartwarming coming of age tale set in 1960s South Carolina, a New York Times bestseller for more than 125 weeks, and a Good Morning America "Read This" Book Club pick Fans of The Help will love Sue Monk Kidd's Southern coming of age tale. The Secret Life of Bees was a New York Times bestseller for more than 125 weeks, a Good Morning America "Read This" Book Club pick and was made into an award-winning film starring Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees will appeal to fans of Kathryn Stockett's The Help and Beth Hoffman's Saving CeeCee Honeycutt , and 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 town's most vicious racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love--a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ps3611.I44s38 2001
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Reviews
" Sue Monk Kidd is an extraordinary storyteller. Beautifully written." -- Ursula Hegi "A wonderful novel about mothers and daughters and the transcendent power of love." -- Connie May fowler "With imagination as lush and colorful as the American South, a clutch of deliciously eccentric characters and vivid prose, Sue Monk Kidd creates a rich, maternal haven in a harsh world." -- Christina Schwarz, " Sue Monk Kidd is an extraordinary storyteller. Beautifully written." — Ursula Hegi "A wonderful novel about mothers and daughters and the transcendent power of love." — Connie May fowler "With imagination as lush and colorful as the American South, a clutch of deliciously eccentric characters and vivid prose, Sue Monk Kidd creates a rich, maternal haven in a harsh world." — Christina Schwarz
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
2001-026310
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
21

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