书目

SimoneSignoret

内容简介

SueMonkKidd'sravishingdebutnovelhasstolentheheartsofreviewersandreadersalikewithitsstrong,assuredvoice.SetinSouthCarolinain1964,TheSecretLifeofBeestellsthestoryofLilyOwens,whoselifehasbeenshapedaroundtheblurredmemoryoftheafternoonhermotherwaskilled.WhenLily'sfierce-hearted"stand-inmother,"Rosaleen,insultsthreeofthetown'sfiercestracists,LilydecidestheyshouldbothescapetoTiburon,SouthCarolina--atownthatholdsthesecrettohermother'spast.TheretheyaretakeninbyaneccentrictrioofblackbeekeepingsisterswhointroduceLilytoamesmerizingworldofbees,honey,andtheBlackMadonnawhopresidesovertheirhousehold.Thisisaremarkablestoryaboutdivinefemalepowerandthetransformingpoweroflove--astorythatwomenwillshareandpassontotheirdaughtersforyearstocome.

作者简介

SUEMONKKIDDistheauthorofthenovels,TheSecretLifeofBeesandTheMermaidChair,andthememoirs,TheDanceoftheDissidentDaughter,WhentheHeartWaits,andFirstlight,acollectionofearlywritings.TheSecretLifeofBeeshasspentmorethan125weeksontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistandwasadaptedintoanaward-winningmovie.TheMermaidChair,a#1NewYorkTimesbestseller,wasadaptedintoatelevisionmovie.Eachofhernovelshasbeentranslatedintomorethan24languages.Therecipientofnumerousliteraryawards,SuelivesinSouthCarolinawithherhusband.

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