The Secret Life Of Bees By Sue Monk Kidd

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The Secret Life Of Bees, is the first novel of Sue Monk Kidd and it received many awards such as the 2002 Orange Prize in England. This novel was adapted for the stage as well as for the screen. It won the People's choice Award and the NAACP image award for the best picture,2008.(suemonkkidd.com) This realistic fiction novel takes place in rural South Carolina in 1964. A motherless Lily lives with her abusive father and wants to know about her mother’s life. After discovering a clue in her mother’s belongings she runs away “guided by bees and a black madonna, Lily Owens embarks upon a spiritual quest.”(2009 Gale, Cengage Learning)

The clue Lilly has is a photo of a black madonna in chains and the name of a town. Lilly’s