{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-bees-sue-monk-kidd","title":"The Secret Life of Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003eA QUEEN''S READING ROOM PICK 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e· OVER 125 WEEKS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e· MADE INTO AN AWARD-WINNING MOVE STARRING QUEEN LATIFAH, DAKOTA FANNING, ALICIA KEYS, SOPHIE OKONEDO AND JENNIFER HUDSON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e· AN ACCLAIMED STAGE MUSICAL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four years old. Now, at fourteen, she yearns for forgiveness and a mother''s love. Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her harsh and unforgiving father, she has only one friend, Rosaleen, a black servant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen racial tension explodes one summer afternoon, and Rosaleen is arrested and beaten, Lily chooses to flee with her. Fugitives from justice, the pair follow a trail left by the woman who died ten years before. Finding sanctuary in the home of three beekeeping sisters, Lily starts a journey as much about her understanding of the world as about the mystery surrounding her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''A wonderful book, by turns sad, full of incident and shot through with grown-up magic reminiscent of Joanne Harris'' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Charming, funny, moving'' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Wonderfully written, powerful, poignant . . . read it'' Joanna Trollope\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat readers are saying about The Secret Life of Bees:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''One of the most poignant and heart tugging books I have ever read'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Emotional and heart-breaking, yet full of hope and love. I laughed and cried equally through the book. This wonderful book will stay with me for a long time to come'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''One of the best books I''ve read in a while. Touching, well-written, beautiful, full of expression, insightful'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''A beautifully written masterpiece. I loved the writing, the descriptions, the humour sprinkled through the story. There was sadness and love, hope and forgiveness. I highly recommend this book'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sue Monk Kidd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47490235891956,"sku":"F-GF-G-66839","price":5210.0,"currency_code":"LKR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/4440\/3700\/files\/the-secret-life-of-bees-sue-monk-kidd-wild-sage.jpg?v=1777832725","url":"https:\/\/wildandthesage.com\/products\/the-secret-life-of-bees-sue-monk-kidd","provider":"Wild and the Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}