This passionate novel tells of the encounter between Lily, 14 years old, and three extraordinary apiculturists in South Carolina during the 1960s. Beautiful style and depth of narrative.
“Lily starts a journey as much about her understanding of the world, as about the mystery surrounding her mother. The Secret Life of Bees is a major literary triumph about the search for love and belonging, a novel that possesses a rare wisdom about life and the power and divinity of the female spirit.”