From BarnesandNoble.com ---"Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her harsh, unyielding father, Lily Owens has shaped her entire life around one devastating, blurred memory - the afternoon her mother was killed, when Lily was four. Since then, her only real companion has been the fierce-hearted, and sometimes just fierce, black woman Rosaleen, who acts as her "stand-in mother."
When Rosaleen insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily knows it's time to spring them both free. They take off in the only direction Lily can think of, toward a town called Tiburon, South Carolina - a name she found on the back of a picture amid the few possessions left by her mother.
There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters named May, June, and August. Lily thinks of them as the calendar sisters and enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, and of the Black Madonna who presides over this household of strong, wise women. Maternal loss and betrayal, guilt and forgiveness entwine in a story that leads Lily to the single thing her heart longs for most. "
I loved this book.... it was such a GOOD read! I remember the first day I read it I was a little tired from my long day and before I started reading I flipped through to see how long the first chapter was... when I saw that it was about 30 pages or so I though "okay well I'll get started but probably won't even be able to finish a chapter tonight". But I was wrong! The story immediately sucked me right in. You can't help but fall in love with each of the characters. I also really enjoyed the author's writing style as this whole book just flowed. I'd highly reccommend this book to others!
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I loved this book too :) My mom sent it to me over the summer and it was one of those I read very quickly. Glad you enjoyed it!
I don't see myself getting into this one... Do you think I'd like it?
What are you reading now?!?
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