{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-bees-paperback","title":"The Secret Life of Bees - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSue Monk Kidd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe multi-million bestselling novel about a young girl's journey towards healing and the transforming power of love, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Wings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Longings \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in South Carolina in 1964, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Black \"stand-in mother,\" Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of Black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Monk Kidd\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning and bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid Chair\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoirs \u003ci\u003eWhen the Heart Waits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of the Dissident\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTraveling with Pomegranates\u003c\/i\u003e, which she wrote with her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor, as well as \u003ci\u003eFirstlight\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of her early writings. She lives on an island off the coast of Florida with her husband. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Hische\u003c\/b\u003e is a letterer, illustrator, typographer, and web designer. She currently serves on the Type Directors Club board of directors, has been named a \u003ci\u003eForbes Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \"30 under 30\" in art and design as well as an ADC Young Gun and one of \u003ci\u003ePrint Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's \"New Visual Artists\". She has designed for Wes Anderson, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, Tiffany \u0026amp; Co, Penguin Books and many others. She resides primarily in San Francisco, occasionally in Brooklyn\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.92 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52903071285472,"sku":"9780142001745","price":21.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/9csR4YsoZj9780142001745.webp?v=1781195494","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secret-life-of-bees-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}