Y2K Vintage Paperback Book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd - a beautiful novel about two sisters, a mysterious man, and the bees that connect them all.#fiction#booklovers “Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power...” Copyright © 2003 Very Good VTG Condition: The book has all its pages and I didn’t find any writing on them. The cover and spine can show signs of wear from usage and age.