by Sue Monk Kidd · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466611107
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«La vida secreta de las abejas» is the novel by Sue Monk Kidd, published by Ediciones B in paperback (303 pages, in Spanish).
In South Carolina in 1964, Lilly, a fourteen-year-old white girl, lives with her father and Rosaleen, the Black woman who cares for her. When Rosaleen confronts the town's racists, Lilly flees with her to Tiburón, where beekeeping sisters take them in. There she draws closer to the world of bees, the Black Madonna, and her family's secrets.
Translated by Laura Paredes. Originally published in English in 2001, it was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and won the Book Sense Book of the Year Award.
For book clubs and for readers of contemporary and historical fiction, especially coming-of-age stories.
Sue Monk Kidd is an American writer from Sylvester, Georgia. She is best known for her historical novels, which frequently deal with themes of race, feminism, and religion and include The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings.
