The secret life of bees. Monk Kidd Sue

July 2, 1964. The US has adopted a law on civil rights prohibiting racial discrimination. Lily Owens from South Carolina turns 14 years old, and her whole life developed around the vague memories of the day when her mother was killed. She lives with a dark -skinned nanny Rosalin and a cruel father, who for every offense makes her stand on corn for hours.

When Rosalin, insults the three most inveterate racists in the city, Lily decides to free both of them: she runs from a despotistical father , Rosalin from injustice. They go to Taiburon - a city that stored the secret of her mother's past. The sisters of the sisters captured by the eccentric trio, Lily gets acquainted with the bewitching world of bees and honey, as well as with the Divine Madonna.

A multimillion -dollar bestseller about the journey of a young girl to heal and the transforming power of love, a story that women will share and transfer their daughters for many years.