The Most Addictive Books of the Last 25 Years
Here they are, in no particular order: the books we passed on to our closest friends,
fought over at book club, lugged with us on every move and think about still. You can
view the full list or start with...
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The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk Kidd
336 pages;
Penguin Books
Because three awesome beekeepers taught us about
the value of mothering ourselves.
In 1964, 14-year-old Lily, who is white, and
family housekeeper Rosaleen, who is black, flee an abusive home and racist
police. Together they find refuge in Tiburon, South Carolina—a town
that holds a key to Lily's late mother's past—where they live with
three black sisters who are beekeepers. With its "hive" of great
characters and its uplifting message of self-empowerment, Bees was the
novel for mothers and daughters of all ages to share.
— Dawn Raffel
Published 04/03/2015
