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The History of Bees

By: Maja Lunde
Narrated by: Joy Osmanski, Steve West, Gibson Frazier
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 “Imagine The Leftovers, but with honey” (Elle), and in the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this “spectacular and deeply moving” (Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author) literary novel follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees—and to their children and one another—against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis.

England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive—one that will give both him and his children honor and fame.

United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming and the impacts of global warming but hopes that his son can be their salvation.

China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao’s young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him.

Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins “the past, the present, and a terrifying future in a riveting story as complex as a honeycomb” (Bryn Greenwood, New York Times bestselling author) that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our fragile relationship to nature and the interconnected fate of humanity and bees. European Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Literary History & Criticism World Literature Inspiring
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I loved this book. Everyone should hear this. Very insightful and interesting and sadly very scary unless things change drastically with current farming techniques.

amazing

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Interesting stories from different era's weaving in the importance of family and nature, cleverly woven together. A thought provoking story.

Interesting Story

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oh my lordie. Dreadful characters. I really enjoyed the structure...the story of the bees...but had no empathy for a ny of the characters. ans hard ly any setting.

Fabulous material...shame about the lack lustre ch

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Underdeveloped characters who do not turn into anyone interesting. Very well narrated with three aspects of the story being told. People say they connected in the end but it’s not very clear. No I didn’t like the book much, although the bees information was good.

Doesn’t make sense

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each of the narratives are beautifully woven together and the story is gripping from start to finish.

gripping and well read

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