The book that is offered is the 2002 copyrighted, 2003 published by Penguin Books, paperback, The Secret Life of Bees (A Novel)  by Sue Monk Kidd. This book measures 5/8 x 5 x 7 ¾ inches (1.5875 x 12.7 x 19.685 centimeters)  and has 302 pages of text with Credits, Introduction To The Secret Life of Bees, A Conversation With Sue Monk Kidd, and Questions for Discussion.  This book had been my book, and it is in excellent, very good pre-owned condition being fully intact with a tight spine and no marks on any pages.  There is a slight crease on the upper right front cover.  Please, observe all photos.

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Set 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,’ Roseleen 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 that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

‘Fully imagined…The core of this story is Lily’s search for a mother, and she finds one in a place she never expected.’—The New York Times Book Review

‘A moving first novel…Lily is an authentic and winning character and her story is compellingly told.’—USA Today

‘Inspiring, Sue Monk Kidd is a direct literary descendant of Carson Mc/Cullers.’—The Baltimore Sun

‘A truly original Southern voice.’—Anita Shreve

‘[A] radiant first novel.’—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Secret Life of Bees reveals life in a family can be at its best or its worst.

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