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The Bees (Paperback)
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Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015
Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Enter
a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely
within a beehive. Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora
717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living
to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything
for her beloved holy mother, the Queen. But Flora is not like other
bees. Despite her ugliness she has talents that are not typical of
her kin. While mutant bees are usually instantly destroyed, Flora
is removed from sanitation duty and is allowed to feed the
newborns, before becoming a forager, collecting pollen on the wing.
She also finds her way into the Queen's inner sanctum, where she
discovers secrets both sublime and ominous. But enemies are
everywhere, from the fearsome fertility police to the high
priestesses who jealously guard the Hive Mind. And when Flora
breaks the most sacred law of all her instinct to serve is
overshadowed by an even deeper desire, a fierce love that will lead
to the unthinkable . . . Laline Paull's chilling yet ultimately
triumphant novel creates a luminous world both alien and uncannily
familiar. Thrilling and imaginative, 'The Bees' is the story of a
heroine who, in the face of an increasingly desperate struggle for
survival, changes her destiny and her world.
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Imprint: |
Fourth Estate
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2015 |
Authors: |
Laline Paull
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Dimensions: |
197 x 129 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
346 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-755774-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-00-755774-4 |
Barcode: |
9780007557745 |
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