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HOUR OF THE BEES 
Author:   Lindsay Eager  
RRP:   $16.99
Online Price :  $15.30
10+ Copy Price :  $14.45         
20+ Copy Price :  $13.60
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Middle Novel 
Age:   11+ 
ISBN:   9781406368154
Category:   Family Unit
Grandparents
Dementia
Death/Bereavement
Published:   16/12/2015
Availability:   Out Of Print
This title is no longer in print and is not in stock. You may still order this book and while it is not available currently, you can register an order. If it reprints within 2 years we will automatically supply your order. After 2 years your backorder for Out of Print titles will be deleted, unless you advise us otherwise.


DESCRIPTION:

A beautifully written debut novel that weaves together magic and reality, about a girl s relationship with her mentally ill grandfather. This powerful debut novel delicately blurs the line between truth and fiction as Carol unravels the fantastical stories of her mentally ill grandfather. When she and her family move to his deserted ranch in order to transfer him to a care home, Carol struggles to cope with the suffocating heat and the effects of her grandfather s dementia. Bees seem to be following her around, but the drought means this is impossible. She must be imagining things. Yet when her grandfather chooses her as the subject for his stories tales of a magical healing tree, a lake, and the grandmother she never knew Carol sees glimmers of something special in what her parents dismiss as Serge s mental illness. As she rethinks her roots and what she thought she knew about her family, Carol comes to the realization that Serge s past is quickly catching up with her present. A stunning coming-of-age story. A debut coming-of-age novel by a powerful new talent. A sensitive exploration of mental illness, family bonds, death and dying, and ethnic heritage. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Meg Medina s The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind.



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BIGFOOT FILES, THE
FAMILY FORTUNA, THE
HOUR OF THE BEES
PICKPOCKET AND THE GARGOYLE, THE
RACE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

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