title: The Secret Life of Bees
author/editor: Sue Monk Kidd
reviewed by: Carol
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
This book was written by Sue Monk Kidd. It is a wonderful spiritually feminist read and a good story, It takes place in South Carolina in the early '60's when civil rights is in full bloom.
It is told by a 14-year-old white girl named Lily who is trying to make sense of her mother's death when she was four. Lily hates her mean father and loves her nanny, a black woman named Rosaleen. One summer, Lily and Rosaleen run away and wind up in the home of three black bee-keeping sisters to whom they become emotionally attached.
Lily learns about bees, the Black Madonna of Chains, develops a relationship with a black boy and finds the mother within herself.
Humor, drama, robust characters and a happy ending all recommend this book
Carol says she enjoyed the book so much, she read it 3-1/2 times before re-turning it to the library.