The Secret Life of Bees was written by Sue Monk Kidd. It's an emotional story about a little girl in search of her mothers past, but along the way she discovers herself and who she really is. It's based in 1964 in South Carolina. A little girl named Lilly runs away from her abusive father to follow her mothers footsteps in order to discover her past.
After escaping from her father, Lilly and Rosaleen(Lilly's nanny) came across a general store. In that store was a row of honey jars. All of which had a picture of a black Virgin Mary. The exact same as the one left by her mother. This led them to the bright pink house where August, June, and May resides. Apon meeting August, Lilly lied in order to keep August from calling the police and to allow her and Rosaleen to live with them until everything calmed down. Once Lilly told August her real name, August knew everything else she had said was a lie, but continued to go along with her for the duration of the novel.
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A couple weeks went by before Lilly met the three sisters religious group known as The Daughters of Mary. The members consist of Queenie, Violet, Lunelle, Cressie, Mabelee, and Sugar-Girl. All of which accepts Lilly into their group with open arms. During their meetings, they pray to a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and put their hands on the heart painted onto the statue. During the first meeting Lilly attends, she faints and August cares for her until she wakes