false 35960352 1463428 37435 0142001740 9780142001745 11546 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168915404m/37435.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168915404s/37435.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37435.The_Secret_Life_of_Bees 3.85 148207 The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love--a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.]]> 4711 3.74 176980 16476 2002 0 0 false Wed Oct 22 13:23:16 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 13:23:53 -0700 2008