"Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her harsh, unyielding father, Lily Owens has shaped her entire life around one devastating, blurred memory - the afternoon her mother was killed, when Lily was four. Since then, her only real companion has been the fierce-hearted, and sometimes just fierce, black woman Rosaleen, who acts as her "stand-in mother."When Rosaleen insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily knows it's time to spring them both free. They take off in the only direction Lily can think of, toward a town called Tiburon, South Carolina - a name she found on the back of a picture amid the few possessions left by her mother.
There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters named May, June, and August. Lily thinks of them as the calendar sisters and enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, and of the Black Madonna who presides over this household of strong, wise women. Maternal loss and betrayal, guilt and forgiveness entwine in a story that leads Lily to the single thing her heart longs for most."--Taken from Barnes and Noble.com
I really liked this book. I thought the sisters were such interesting and diverse characters. Lily's interaction with each of them makes her learn so much about herself and how everyone's lives aren't what they seem. It's such a wonderful story about women and what they are capable of.
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It's been a couple of years ago since I read this book but I remember enjoying it. I just picked up The Mermaid Chair, I'll see how it goes.
It's been several years since I read it, but I remember liking it very much. Like you say, such unusual and interesting characters.
I loved this book.
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