{"product_id":"secret-life-of-bees","title":"Secret Life of Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003e· \u003cb\u003eA QUEEN'S READING ROOM PICK 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e · \u003cb\u003eOVER 125 WEEKS ON THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER LIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e · \u003cb\u003eMADE INTO AN AWARD-WINNING MOVE STARRING QUEEN LATIFAH, DAKOTA FANNING, ALICIA KEYS, SOPHIE OKONEDO AND JENNIFER HUDSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e · \u003cb\u003eAN ACCLAIMED STAGE MUSICAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lily 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A wonderful book, by turns sad, full of incident and shot through with grown-up magic reminiscent of Joanne Harris' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Charming, funny, moving' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully written, powerful, poignant . . . read it' Joanna Trollope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'One of \u003cb\u003ethe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emost poignant and heart tugging books I have ever read\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eEmotional\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eheart-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e, yet \u003cb\u003efull of hope\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003elove\u003c\/b\u003e. I \u003cb\u003elaughed and cried\u003c\/b\u003e equally through the book. \u003cb\u003eThis wonderful book will stay with me for a long time to come\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of the \u003cb\u003ebest books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI've read\u003c\/b\u003e in a while. \u003cb\u003eTouching, well-written, beautiful, full of expression\u003c\/b\u003e, i\u003cb\u003ensightful\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved the writing, the descriptions, the \u003cb\u003ehumour sprinkled through the story\u003c\/b\u003e. There was \u003cb\u003esadness and love, hope and forgiveness. I highly recommend this book\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Secret Life of Bees","offer_id":44677844697285,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-7472-6683-9.jpg?v=1745374840","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/secret-life-of-bees","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}