(Ebook) The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ISBN 9780747266839, 0747266832

(Ebook) The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ISBN 9780747266839, 0747266832

Sue Monk Kidd is an extraordinary storyteller. In The Secret Life of Bees, she explores a young girl's search for the truth about her mother; her courage to tear down racial barriers; and her joy as she claims her place within a community of women."The tale of one motherless daughter's discovery of what family really means—and of the strange and wonderful places we find love."  -  The Washington PostSet 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. "Lily Melissa Owens... the brave girl at the heart of this novel... frees her babysitter, a black maid who has been abused by several white men and put in jail for it, and the two of them follow Lily's instincts to safety. The Secret Life of Bees is one of those novels that leaves a reader more confident Heck, if this kid could do it, so can I."  -  The Los Angeles Times Book Review"The chapters...dance on the edges of 'Magical Realism, ' that blend of the fabulous and the ordinary that can invest a tale with a sense of wonderment, as is the case here."  -  Richmond Times-DispatchThis 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.