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The Secret Life Of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

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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 Beeswas aNew York Timesbestseller 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’sThe Helpand Beth Hoffman’sSaving 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.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2002
ISBN-13 9780670894604
ISBN-10 0670894605
Class Copyright
Publisher Viking
Subject Fiction
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 318
Shelf No. GX801
Grade Range 12-13
Ages 18-99
Lexile 840L
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