{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-bees-by-sue-monk-kidd-9780142001745","title":"The Secret Life of Bees","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe multi-million bestselling novel about a young girl's journey towards healing and the transforming power of love, from the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Invention of Wings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Longings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in South Carolina in 1964, \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaken 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, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648125714668,"sku":"9780142001745","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780142001745-the-secret-life-of-bees.jpg?v=1779249897","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-secret-life-of-bees-by-sue-monk-kidd-9780142001745","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}