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): 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.3 | 270g
Publication Date: 2015
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Imprint: Tinder Press
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0747266832
ISBN13: 9780747266839
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover. No missing pages, very, very minor creasing but no tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.