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| The Secret Life of Bees |  | Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Creator: Karen White
Publisher: Listening Library
Category: Book
Buy New: $260.87
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1433 reviews
Sales Rank: 4660759
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Items: 10
ISBN: 0736699511
EAN: 9780736699518
ASIN: 0736699511
Publication Date: January 2006
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Amazon.com Review
In Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, 14-year-old Lily Owen, neglected by her father and isolated on their South Carolina peach farm, spends hours imagining a blissful infancy when she was loved and nurtured by her mother, Deborah, whom she barely remembers. These consoling fantasies are her heart's answer to the family story that as a child, in unclear circumstances, Lily accidentally shot and killed her mother. All Lily has left of Deborah is a strange image of a Black Madonna, with the words "Tiburon, South Carolina" scrawled on the back. The search for a mother, and the need to mother oneself, are crucial elements in this well-written coming-of-age story set in the early 1960s against a background of racial violence and unrest. When Lily's beloved nanny, Rosaleen, manages to insult a group of angry white men on her way to register to vote and has to skip town, Lily takes the opportunity to go with her, fleeing to the only place she can think of--Tiburon, South Carolina--determined to find out more about her dead mother. Although the plot threads are too neatly trimmed, The Secret Life of Bees is a carefully crafted novel with an inspired depiction of character. The legend of the Black Madonna and the brave, kind, peculiar women who perpetuate Lily's story dominate the second half of the book, placing Kidd's debut novel squarely in the honored tradition of the Southern Gothic. --Regina Marler
Product Description
Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. 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 "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest 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. This 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.
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 Nostalgically Current November 17, 2008
Reading the Secret Life of Bees during one of what is undoubtedly one of the most historic elections of my lifetime, most likely most Americans lifetimes was intriguingly nostalgic and retrospective of the changes in our United States that took place during the civil rights movement all the way to present. In the Secret Life of Bees, the racial divide is crudely exposed, but is described in a nurturing fashion of the coming of age story of Lily Owens. The characters are full of hope for their future and the racial divide in the book is bridged momentarily. Now, after the recent election and finishing the book shortly after Nov. 4th it seems the racial divide is once again bridged at least momentarily.
the secret life of bees November 17, 2008
Have added Secret Life of Bees on my "favorite list" and look forward to reading The Mermaid Chair by Ms. Sue Monk Kidd.
SECRET LIFE OF BEES November 16, 2008
THE INTENSITY OF SOME OF THE SITUATIONS IN THE EARLY CHAPTERS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE STORYLINE. DON'T GIVE UP. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STORY JUST AS THE LIFE OF THE BEE IS ONE OF GOD'S WONDERS.
A Beautiful Story November 16, 2008
Sue doesn't disappoint with heart-felt story about a 14 year old girl named Lilley living in South Carolina. Another great read by this author is The Mermaid Chair. However, do read the book first before going to the movie (although it does hold true to the book)because it is just plain better.
The Secret Life of Bees November 12, 2008
A charming book - well worth reading. Loved the movie, too, which closely follows the book. Both highly recommended
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