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The Secret Life of the Bee’s, by Sue Monk Kidd, is a thrilling story about a young woman. Many young girls can relate to this tear jerking, heart warming novel. The Secret Life of the Bee’s is a story about a young woman named Lily who is going through life without a mother, and having to find out about herself and her mother on her own. The Secret Life of the Bee’s, is a book for everyone who enjoys reading any stories about strength, self love, and life.
Sue Monk Kidd, was born in Southwest Georgia, where her writing for The Secret Life of the Bee’s first began. Soon after moving from Georgia she met her husband in South Carolina. Sue wrote the book The Secret Life of the Bee’s from her past thoughts and experiences in Georgia and South Carolina. Sue Monk Kidd molded and added onto her past to make up Lily’s life and experiences in The Secret Life of the Bee’s. The Secret Life of the Bee’s is a book that is fiction, and is mainly a book for females.
Lily runs away from the terrible life with her father on a peach farm in Georgia. Lily’s home life is terrible with an abusive father, and no mother. Her runaway is a search to learn more about her mother who died when Lily was a young girl. She is accompanied by Rosealeen, an African American woman who works for her father and is wanted by the law. Soon Lily finds her way to the bee house were all the irony starts to make sense. Readers are awed by some of the information Sue Monk Kidd has presented in the book. Every piece of information seems to lead Lily into the path of learning about her mother’s life and death. The end of Lily’s quest is packed with emotion, thrill, and suspense. The family who lives in the pink bee house in South Carolina is full of surprise and mystery. With the four sisters, August, May, June, July, Lily learns about religion along with the strength she holds within herself. From the reader’s experience, the pain Lily feels for her mother, and the emotions that are involved with the sisters in the house, is very recognizable. The story shares thoughts on race, religion, love that people have within.
The story may seem over dramatic, but it isn’t. The story teaches young women about life, with a bit of humor and a large amount of suspense. The Secret Life of the Bee’s teaches young woman about family, and love. The characters are sure to make a reader think about their own life. All young women should be able to find something to relate to in The Secret Life of the Bee’s. With intense moments dealing with murder, suicide, racial issues, and self acceptance, every girl should enjoy reading this book. The author shares with the reader the emotions the character is experiencing in such a way, the reader may start to feel like their in the book it’s self. With an interesting plot, and a wonderful story line, the book The Secret Life of the Bee’s is an amazing novel.
Although nothing seems to add up at first, the book eventually makes perfect sense in the end. With its intelligent irony, and surprising finish, the novel is a “must read”. Any woman or girl would enjoy this book; even some males may appreciate this heart warming novel. Although majority of the story can be predicted, the readers shall find the novel surprising and exciting. The Secret Life of the Bee’s is a brilliant story, and was a New York Times bestseller. Sue Monk Kidd has defiantly written a wonderful novel about mothers and daughters and the transcendent power of love, all while describing the feminine face of god. Readers who choose to read The Secret Life of the Bee’s should be aware that it’s a beautiful story, written by an extraordinary book writer.