“The Bees” by Laline Paull (2014)

“The old orchard stood besieged.”

Talk to anyone in the know about the climate change disaster that’s currently unfurling and before long it’s probable you’ll end up discussing the bees. With bee populations plummeting, the knock on effects to agriculture would be catastrophic. It might not seem real, given every supermarket in the world is still is well-stocked with honey, but bees do far more than that, and without them the world will be a poorer place indeed. In Laline Paull’s debut no...