Books
by Sue Monk Kidd
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The Secret Life of Bees |
South Carolina in the 1960s, Lily, now fourteen, has grown up on her father's peach farm believing that she accidentally killed her mother. When racial tensions explode she and her black servant flee, following a trail left by the dead woman which leads to the home of three bee keeping sisters. Bees work their magic, truths are uncovered, lies exposed in a novel of darkness and light which leaves a lingering afterglow, golden as honey.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 14 July 2002) |
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The Secret Life of Bees |
A strangely poetic novel. Took a little while to adjust to the American South dialect but once used to it the book was totally absorbing. Following the progression of Lily from a child to a young adult, in search of her mother, in a society of racial tension is extremely captivating . A very absorbing and moving story.
(Jane Branch - bwl 100 Spring 2021) |
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