The book is about a teenager, Lily, who is living in one of the most racial discriminating states in the 1960s ever: Georgia. She lives with her abusive father and affectionate African American maid, but is haunted by the memory of her four year old self accidentally killing her mother. She leaves her father after her maid gets beaten fore wanting to vote and together they travel all the way to a bee keeper's house, where she learns that the bee keepers there have a history with her mother and may just help Lily find peace within herself. This book kept me hooked until the very end. I thought it was amazing. Not only is the plot unique and extremely interesting, but the writing by Sue Monk Kidd is absolutely gorgeous and vivid. The book is unlike anything I've ever read before. In the beginning, I was unsure about this book because it seemed so different and strange. But now at the end, it is one of my favorite books of all time. This book is just so powerful. It covers some many topics: Racial discrimination, religion, politics, relationships, and parental abuse. The language is very advanced. Sue Monk Kidd uses very strong diction and has a way with words. I would recommend th
is book for teenagers/young adults because there is some violence and swearing. All in all, I recommend that everyone read "A Secret Life of Bees."
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