by Sue Monk Kidd · Penguin Group USA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780143114550
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«The Secret Life of Bees» is Sue Monk Kidd's coming-of-age novel, published by Penguin Group USA in paperback (336 pages, in English).
South Carolina, 1964. Lily Owens flees home with Rosaleen, her caregiver, jailed for confronting racists. In Tiburon, three Black beekeeping sisters take them in and show Lily a world of bees, honey, and devotion to the Black Madonna, while she seeks answers about her mother's death. A story about love, guilt, and female power.
Originally published in 2001; this edition is tied to the 2008 film adaptation.
A common read in book clubs and for those who enjoy American Southern narrative about motherhood and race relations.
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.
