The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - softcover

This is a printed book(not an e- boo k) in English language.All books in our store is printed locally (re pri nted).Processing time is typically 3-8 business days.The Secret Life of Beesby Sue Monk KiddSet 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 comeApprox.302 pagesPublished January 28th 2003 by Penguin Books (first published November 8th 2001)Historical FictionYoung AdultClassicsHistoricalContemporarybook size : 14x21cmbook request : chat or mail me atnakedlibrarian3 @ g m a i l . com