The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
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Author: Sue Monk KiddEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-10
ISBN: 0670032379
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Viking Adult
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Book Review: "SLB"-Eccentric in Writing but Refreshing With Innocence...
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Secret Life of Bees", by Sue Monk Kidd, NY, Viking 2002 - ISBN 0-670-0327-9 (hc), 302 pg.
Kidd's story-telling phraseology is best described as an eccentric, non-affected prose bathed in innocence, and parallels the story experienced by Lily Owens, a young white girl from a peach-farm family and abusive father in rural South Carolina and Lily's colored nanny, Rosaleen. Leaving, they meet troublesome racism of 1964 as Civil Rights Law enacts. Lily desperately seeks information on her dead mother's past, & Rosaleen determines to become a registered voter. In Tiburon, S.C., a town name scrawled on a picture belonging to Lily's mother, they are directed to the home of the Boatwright's, three bee-keeper sisters named May, June and August -- and coincidences just keep coming.
We learn much about broken families, racism, sharing, religious faith abetted by "Black Madonna" and poignant insight into the raptures of adolescent loneliness, flights of fantasy & nuturing instincts. Naturally, there is much ado about bees and honey. Perceptive & sensitive, the novel caters toward womankind but is powerful reading & has no bounds on readership.
An outstanding first novel by a gifted writer who puts spit and polish on each word, seasoned writers must admire and be envious of her fluid style. As an old-fashioned cardiologist, I found the book heart-touching & it would make a great gift for any special occasion or just because.
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