Questions About The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author)

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I read the whole book... Where the hell were the bees??

Eileen Were u sleep reading? The bees are all throughout the book! It was marvelous and now I have book hangover!

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what age would you recommend someone start reading this?

Nika i first read it when i was 12ish and have read it a few times again

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I love listening to audio books while commuting to and from work. I enjoyed this story because of August's pockets of wisdom, which I found uplifting and peaceful, especially after a rough shift. Can anyone recommend other audio books brimming with maternal and uplifting, yet subtle, life lessons?

Mrs. Norma Lee Washington I don't listen to many audiobooks, although I do love to play comedians on the radio and have a good laugh while I waltz around my house. I tell you …more I don't listen to many audiobooks, although I do love to play comedians on the radio and have a good laugh while I waltz around my house. I tell you this so you know the books I'm suggesting I'm not 100% sure are in Audio Book form. I also don't know if these exactly fit the bill ......
"Fried Green Tomatoes" by Fannie Flag
(Not only did I have a good laugh, but I skipped away (lightly, I gotta watch my knees) feeling as if I now walked with the wisdom from every person in that small town.)

"The Ditchdiggers Daughters" written by Yvonne S. Thornton with the help of author Jo Coudert.
( I read this some years ago when I was still in school and I remember it equipped me with a knowledge that was invaluable to a little girl of 14)

"A tree grows in Brooklynn" by Betty Smith
(This is one of my all time favorites. I love it so much I don't know how to describe it. But somehow, without ever noticing, between the first page and the last, something inside of me grew in the best possible way.)

I realize that none of these are technically "Maternal". But the way the books taught me, about life, and myself, they all had a way and a touch that is only comparative to that of a mothers.

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ok but i think we're all confused and a little upset about this but what was their secret? like what were lives like actually, i read it because i thought it was a bee movie sequel. still 10/10 and a peetty goom book

Mrs. Norma Lee Washington I cant tell you the technical answer because I am merely a sharp-eyed reader (if I have my glasses on right) . But I can tell you what I believe it i…more I cant tell you the technical answer because I am merely a sharp-eyed reader (if I have my glasses on right) . But I can tell you what I believe it is. Simply put the secret life of bee's is not only their lives and the inner workings of the hive , but the secrets of life we can unravel by what we learn from bee's. Throughout the book we watch Lilly come to terms with herself and life because of those around her and what she gleaned from watching the hive. After all “The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask.”
— Nancy Newhall(less)

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