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The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. After her ""stand-in mother"" Rosaleen insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens and Rosaleen journey to South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 28, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780613583862 |
| Publishers | Turtleback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 122 × 22 × 196 mm · 317 g |
| Language | English |
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