August/September Post: The Secret Life of Bees

Where has the summer gone? By the time the roundup for The Secret Life of Bees  by Sue Monk Kidd is posted, we will be well into the start of Fall (and pumpkin-spice season).

The Secret Life of Bees was published over twenty years ago. If you did read it in 2001 (it was a multi-million bestselling novel then), maybe it's time to reread it. The messages are still relevant.

About the book:

Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina—a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey...and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

The novel is our CTB selection for August/September. Posts are due by September 30, 2024. You can drop your link here in the comments or email eliotseats@gmail.com. 

I'm pleased to announce a crossover event with Movies & Munchies. The 2008 movie (with a young Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, and Alicia Keyes) will be the September feature film. Please consider joining our Movies & Munchies crew. We're on Facebook so you can reach out to us there or you can leave a message here if you're interested in joining. Everyone is welcome!

You can whip up a sweet treat for the book (anything with honey) and maybe a good Southern comfort food recipe for the film! You could even post once using the same recipe, just make sure it's in September.

Hope you enjoy!

Debra (Eliot's Eats)