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The Secret Life of Bees
 

Secret Life of Bees, The (Essential Edition): (Penguin Essential Edition)

by Sue Kidd

In Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, 14-year-old Lily Owen, neglected by her father and isolated on their Georgia peach farm, spends hours imagining a blissful infancy when she was loved and nurtured by her mother, Deborah, whom she barely remembers. These consoling fantasies are her heart's answer to the family story that as a child, in unclear circumstances, Lily accidentally shot and... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  coming of age,  contemporary fiction,  southern literature,  women (all tags)

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Going Green Gal
  • Rated 5 stars

“This is one of my favorite books. So much imagery and emotion of life in the deep South. August's acceptance of Lily and Lily's need for August were incredibly moving. We should all be blessed to have an August in our life, whether it be our own mother or a loving substitute.”

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Kathryn L
  • Rated 1 stars

“This is the weirdest book I have ever read; I really did not like it at all.”

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  • Rated 4.07124 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

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  • jpuddle-duck

    jpuddle-duck said:

    “Really?! Oh my God, I can't wait!!!! I really hope the movie does it justice!”

    posted 4 weeks ago
  • Loweyes

    loweyes said:

    “Yay, it will be a movie! And what a cast! I haven't even finished the book yet, and I love it! I do indeed feel like I'm smothered in honey (in the good way) while reading it. I love the characters, I love the setting (in a softer way than I love my kids - first among the 32 meanings of love)”

    posted Saturday, May 31 2008
  • Rebecca D

    rebecca d said:

    “October 17th 2008 according to IMDB kar28”

    posted Friday, May 30 2008
  • Amber M

    amber m said:

    “Beautiful book!”

    posted Friday, May 30 2008
  • Rebecca D

    rebecca d said:

    “This book will be made into a movie starring Alecia Keys, Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, and Jennifer Hudson. Wow what a great cast right? Loved the book cant wait for the movie!!”

    posted Monday, May 19 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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