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The Keeper of the Bees
The Keeper of the Bees
Author: Gene Stratton-Porter
Broken in spirit and body, James Lewis MacFarlane, a wounded veteran of World War I, decides to escape from the military hospital before he is sent to a hospital for tubercular patients. He sets out on a great adventure which takes him to the healing sun and ocean of California. After aiding the stricken Master Bee Keeper, Jamie is entrusted wit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780253206916
ISBN-10: 025320691X
Publication Date: 10/1991
Pages: 528
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Publisher: Indiana University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 12
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How modern can you get - a veteran of WWI wounded in spirit and body finds healing with the aid of some outstanding characters. Gene Stratton-Porter certainly wrote from a contemporary heart, drawing from a wide natural history knowledge.
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Set in 1920's California, this last novel written by Porter is about the spiritual and physical healing a wounded WWI vet finds tending bees. A charming love story that grabs the heart with Porter's usual wisdom.


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