The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd (2002)

Set in South Carolina in 1964, the story follows fourteen-year-old Lily Owens, a white girl haunted by the memory of her mother's death.

Lily runs away from her abusive father with her black nanny, Rosaleen.

Together they journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, a place Lily's mother once told her about in a mysterious letter.

There they find sanctuary with three sisters who run a successful beekeeping business.

Lily is welcomed by the women, particularly the eldest sister August, and starts to learn about beekeeping, the Black Madonna, and the secrets of her mother’s past.

Lily begins to find solace in the bees, August, and the other sisters, and starts to confront her own painful past.

As the story progresses, Lily discovers her own inner strength and the power of family bonds.

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