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Sue Monk Kiddrsquos first novel The Secret Life of Bees a heartwarming coming of age tale set in s South Carolina a New York Times bestseller for more than weeks and a Good Morning America ldquoRead Thisrdquo Book Club pickFans of The Helpwill love Sue Monk Kiddrsquos Southern coming of age tale The Secret Life of Bees was a New York Times bestseller for more than weeks a Good Morning America ldquoRead Thisrdquo Book Club pick and was made into an award-winning film starring Dakota Fanning Queen Latifah Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys Set in South Carolina in The Secret Life of Beeswill appeal to fans of Kathryn Stockettrsquos The Helpand Beth Hoffmanrsquos Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and tells the story of Lily Owens whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killedWhen Lilys fierce-hearted black quotstand-in motherquot Rosaleen insults three of the towns most vicious racists Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon South Carolinamdasha town that holds the secret to her mothers 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 lovemdasha story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.
About the Author
Sue Monk Kidd's debut novel, The Secret Life of Bees, spent more than one hundred weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than six million copies in the United States, was turned into both an award-winning major motion picture and musical, and has been translated into thirty-six languages. Her second novel, The Mermaid Chair, was a number one New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a television movie. The Invention of Wings, Kidd's third novel, was an Oprah's Book Club 2.0 pick, and also a number one New York Times bestseller. Her most recent novel, The Book of Longings, was published in paperback on March 23, 2021. Released in 2020 to widespread critical and reader acclaim, it was an immediate bestseller and book club favorite. It has been translated into 17 languages thus far.Sue is also an acclaimed memoirist, with titles including The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, her groundbreaking work on religion and feminism, as well as the New York Times bestseller Traveling with Pomegranates, written with her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor. She lives in North Carolina.
