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A riveting, brilliantly written debut novel, The Death of Bees is a coming-of-age story in which two young sisters attempt to hold the world at bay after the mysterious death of their parents. Marnie and Nelly, left on their own in Glasgow's Hazlehurst housing estate, attempt to avoid suspicion until Marnie can become a legal guardian for her younger sister. Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, and told in alternating voices, The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell is an enchanting, grimly comic tale of lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for each other.
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Summary
Summary
A riveting, brilliantly written debut novel, The Death of Bees is a coming-of-age story in which two young sisters attempt to hold the world at bay after the mysterious death of their parents.Marnie and Nelly, left on their own in Glasgow's Hazlehurst housing estate, attempt to avoid suspicion until Marnie can become a legal guardian for her younger sister.
Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, and told in alternating voices, The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell is an enchanting, grimly comic tale of lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for each other.
Author
Author Bio: Lisa O'Donnell
Nationally bestselling, award-winning author Lisa O’Donnell won the Commonwealth Book Prize for her first novel, The Death of Bees. She received the Orange Screenwriting Prize in 2000 for her screenplay The Wedding Gift, and in the same year was nominated for the Dennis Potter New Screenwriters Award. A native of Scotland, Lisa is now a full-time writer and lives in Los Angeles with her two children.
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download, CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Coming-of-Age |
| Runtime: | 6.03 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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