06/23/2014
Clunky dialogue, cartoon villains, an implausible plot, and a Die Hard–level body count turn this debut’s promising Paradise Lost–linked premise into a reader’s purgatory. Keith Jessup, an American on the cusp of earning his Ph.D. from Oxford, gets sucked into unholy goings-on when his thesis adviser, Thornton Livingston, is murdered before he can deliver the much-anticipated lecture “Secrets of the Milton Manuscript,” which concerns a long-rumored but hitherto undiscovered document believed to reveal the true intent behind the poet’s masterpiece. Weeks later, another Milton scholar meets a similar fate, and Keith himself receives several not-so-subtle hints to forget about the manuscript that make him all the more determined to discover the truth about both it and the murders, even at deadly risk to himself and his college sweetheart, art restorer Joanne Farnsworth. On the plus side, Libin, a pharmaceutical researcher, playwright, and composer, does provide a fresh look at Milton and his theology. (Aug.)
An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather, and one of nature¿s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee.
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split, and suddenly, she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment, she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees.
May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. Her mother had receded into a volatile cycle of neurosis and despair and spent most days locked away in the bedroom. It was during this pivotal time in May¿s childhood that she learned to take care of herself, forged an unbreakable bond with her grandfather, and opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature.
The bees became a guiding force in May¿s life, teaching her about family and community, loyalty and survival, and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. Part memoir, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.
An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather, and one of nature¿s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee.
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split, and suddenly, she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment, she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees.
May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. Her mother had receded into a volatile cycle of neurosis and despair and spent most days locked away in the bedroom. It was during this pivotal time in May¿s childhood that she learned to take care of herself, forged an unbreakable bond with her grandfather, and opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature.
The bees became a guiding force in May¿s life, teaching her about family and community, loyalty and survival, and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. Part memoir, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.
The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees
The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees
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| BN ID: | 2940173424709 |
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| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication date: | 12/23/2021 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |