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The secret life of bees is a well written book, easy story line to follow & a great read. Lily's mother died in an accident when she was 4. Her father was cruel. She had a "colored" woman (1960's era) for a nanny named Rosaleen. Rosaleen wants to vote President Johnson signs the Civil Right's Act. But Rosaleen has to know how to spell her name properly before she can get a voter's card. Rosaleen & Lily walk to town. Take a rest at a white church where Rosaleen finds a couple of hand held fans that she grabs before walking on. At the outskirts of town Rosaleen spits tobacco on the feet of three prominant white men, because they were making fun of her. She gets beaten, then arrested & beaten again. Lily's father was called to come get her, which he did. But, he did not get Rosaleen. Lily busts Rosaleen out of the hospital (where she is still under arrest), and the race is on. They find themselves in a bee farm in a small town in south carolina. Lily is in search of her dead mother's past life. Will she find it? At the Bee Farm?
This is a good read. 5 star book.
This is a good read. 5 star book.
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