The secret life of bees is written by Sue Monk Kid and was published in 2002 in the United States. In 2004 the book won the Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. The genre of the book is fiction. In the beginning of every chapter there is a quote comparing human life to bees or simple facts of bees. The book consist of fourteen chapters and 302 pages. Main body The setting is taken place first in a place in South Carolina, then in Tibourn. The story is set in 1964 at the end of the civil war in the united States. It is in the middle of the summer and therfore it is very warm.The book also set's in the past focusing on the story of the parents, and when Lily was younger. The story is set in 1964 and the social circumstances in the USA at that time were not good. Colored people is highly discriminated and are mostly working for the white people. In the beginning of the story, they achieve the rights to vote but with the risk at being killed …show more content…
She turns 14 at the beginning of the book and she is a troubled young girl. She lives with a lot of pain of guilt and regret, and she struggles through the book with finding herself and learning how to let her self forgive. Rosaleen: Is Lily's black nanny and she is the closest thing she has to a mother. He has taken care of her since she was a little girl and make sure Lily gets what she needs. Rosaleen is smart and brave, and she stands up for her self and everyone who needs her. She is a very caring