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The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

January 1, 2002 | Hardcover

The Secret Life of Bees is set in early 1960s South Carolina. Running from dangerous racial unrest, protagonist Lily and her "stand-in mother." Rosaleen flee to Tiburon, South Carolina where they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black, beekeeping sisters. Herein Lily enters a secret world of bees and honey wherein the Black Madonna presides over this household of wise women. Maternal loss and betrayal, guilt and forgiveness are intertwined in a story of Lily's discover of the thing her heart longs for most.
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Rating: 4/5

Fantastic book.

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10 months ago

Touching story about how family can be who you love and who loves you, not who raised you. Strong female characters make this an interesting read.

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