Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's 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 love--a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.
Sue Monk Kidd, author of the highly acclaimed memoirs The Dance of the Dissident Daughter and When the Heart Waits, has won a Poets & Writers award, a Katherine Anne Porter Award, and a Bread Loaf scholarship. Two of her short stories--including an excerpt from The Secret Life of Bees--were selected as notable stories in Best American Short Stories. The Secret Life of Bees was nominated for the prestigious Orange Prize for fiction in England.
They would call a book like this "chick-lit". It's a nice story, about growth, knowing yourself and coming to terms with what life has for you -- abusive parent, rough world, and unfairness in general. Yet the more I read, the more I thought about an old p...
评分——用丑陋和艰难,照亮生命中的美。 ——她们都在那里。所有的母亲们。我比大多数女孩拥有更多的母爱。她们是月亮,照耀着我的身心。 ——我们有过淅沥小雨,滂沱大雨和偶尔的季风天气。但是当我回想这些岁月,记忆里最深刻的还是那个坚定不移的字:“爱”。 读完《蜜蜂的...
评分由于语言和历史文化的原因,我在读这本书的时候并没有能得到书籍简介上写的那种美国人读它时候的那种共鸣感。但总得来说这还是一部很温馨的小说,丽丽有点让我想起《沉默的羔羊》里的史达林。另外,书中对美国60年代种族隔离制度的一些描写也让我更加加深了对美国历史的了解。...
评分我叫这样的作品“现实童话主义”。一切都发生在当下,所谓“搞得跟真的似的”,本质上却是个童话。像童话那样甜美,傻乎乎的,不苛求你精准的逻辑观和悲天悯人的深刻审美与理解能力,只邀请你用眼睛和心灵去体验一段最美的景。知道现实并不如此又何妨,你片刻的陶醉就是我最...
评分Ok story, yet not my cup of tea
评分因为书名就感觉微我而写
评分种族
评分Inspiring. Sue Monk Kidd is a direct literacy descendant of Carson McCullers, her words are soft, sleek but powerful.
评分August太完美了
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