374 pages
English language
Published Nov. 18, 2003 by Headline Publishing Group.
The Secret Life of Bees
4 stars
(2 reviews)
Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four years old. Now 14, she yearns for forgiveness and a mother's love. When her only friend, a black servant, is beaten, the two become fugitives from justice, and end up following a trail left by Lily's mother.
Subjects
- Mothers and daughters
- Race relations
- Fiction
Places
- South Carolina