Telling the Bees
by:
Peggy Hesketh (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781851689873 (1851689877)
Publish date: April 1st 2013
Publisher: Oneworld
Pages no: 305
Edition language: English
In his 8th decade, beekeeper Albert Honig, makes a gruesome discovery when he finds the bodies of his murdered neighbors, Clarinda and Hilda Straussman. As he participates in the investigation of the murder, he is forced to face his own demons as he explores his memories of the past and his relation...
Bee-fore you bee-gin this novel, it would bee-hoove you to bee sure you find bees sufficiently bee-guiling. I gave it a try, just to see what all the buzz was about, but I bee-lieve I'm going to arc-hive it for now. There is some bee-utiful writing, but it could have bee-n a honey of a story without...
1/21/13 SA
1/21/13 SA
Telling the Bees is a lovely read. Even though it opens with the murders of two elderly women, I found it to be a comforting book. I loved the descriptions of how the hives function…the author did an excellent job of having these mirror humanity. I especially enjoyed Albert – reading about his daily...
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