The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd

Written by Sue Monk Kidd
Read by Jenna Lamia
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
Release date: 03-30-09
Publisher: Penguin Audio

A young girl’s journey towards healing and the transforming power of love.

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 black “stand-in mother,” Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina—a town that holds the secret to her mother’s past.

Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sister, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

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lizzie5205 - “Place a beehive in my grave and let the honey soak through. When I’m dead and gone that’s what I want from you.” Singing songs like that is what Lily and her caregiver, Rosaleen, do when they run away from Lily’s mean, uncaring father. Because this is set in the 1960’s Rosaleen who is black gets put in jail. I think it’s really exciting when Lily breaks her out. “I watched as the policeman put on his hat and walked down the corridor and out the door. When Rosaleen and I stepped from her room, I looked left, then right.” This part seems really suspenseful and makes you want to keep reading to see what happens next. If you want to read a great book about beekeeping sisters, black Madonna and other funny adventures, I really recommend you read this book.

Love this little review…….J