The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four. She not only has her own memory of holding the gun, but her father's account of the event. Now fourteen, she yearns for her mother, and for forgiveness. Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her father, she has only one friend: Rosaleen, a black servant whose sharp exterior hides a tender heart. South Carolina in the sixties is a place where segregation is still considered a cause worth fighting for. When racial tension explodes one summer afternoon, and Rosaleen is arrested and beaten, Lily is compelled to act.
Fugitives from justice and from Lily's harsh and unyielding father, they follow a trail left by the woman who died ten years before. Finding sanctuary in the home of three beekeeping sisters, Lily starts a journey as much about her understanding of the world, as about the mystery surrounding her mother.
Format: Paperback | 384 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 13 x 2.3 | 262g
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Imprint: Headline Review
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0747266832
ISBN13: 9780747266839
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and a fair amount of creasing, mostly on the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. The name of a previous owner and some kind of 5 digit code has been written in black pen on the top-right corner of the first page, but no other writing in margins. No missing pages.