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Liked It7 of 7 members found this review helpful “Lily is fourteen and lives with her father in South Carolina in the 1960s. Her mother died when she was four. Her father is an insensitive, unpleasant man, always shouting at her . Lily has no friends at school because she is forced to wear clothes that she makes herself, and never gets anything...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Hi, The Secret Life of Bee's is an excellent read. When someone asks me for a recommendation this is one of the books that I mention. Put this on you list. Karen”
Karen H wrote this review 6 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her mean and unreasonable father, Lily has shaped her entire life around one devastating memory,the afternoon her mother died, when Lily was three. Since then, her only real companion has been the strong hearted, and sometimes fierce, Rosaleen, who acts as her "stand-in mother. "When Rosaleen insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily knows it's time to go. They take off toward Tiburon, South Carolina--a name she found on the back of a picture among the few possessions left by her mother. There they are taken in by a trio of black beekeeping sisters named May, June, and August. Lily calls them the calendar sisters and enters their amazing secret world of bees and honey, and of the Black Madonna who presides over the household of strong, wise women.”
snow leopard wrote this review 18 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I didn't expect to like this book so much but fell in love with all of the characters.”
Gilda O wrote this review 21 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very good book”
Eveline wrote this review 21 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An excellent coming of age story. Lily runs away from her abusive father and on the run with her nanny Rosaleen to Tiburon, South Carolina in order to find out more of her mother who died when she was 4. Monk combines so many elements of life, love, racism, depression, God, etc into her 300 page story. The words are poignant and beautiful and was a treat to read.
Heather C wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I also watched the movie and was pleasantly surprised how close to the novel they remained. It was a great one too.”
“This book was great. I found the story very interesting and I found the characters easy to relate to. In the begining ”
Kodi H wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The beginning was slow and I had a hard time getting into it, but once I was in, I really liked it. I began to like the characters and feel what they were feeling.”
Megan B wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An easy and enjoyable read, I really liked it, I also watched the movie after and really enjoyed the movie and how close to the book it was.”
Lisa H wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Takes you into a great life of strong powerful women. A must read.”
Bianca N wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
