The Death of Bees

A riveting, brilliantly written debut novel, The Death of Bees is a coming-of-age story in which two young sisters attempt to hold the world at bay after the mysterious death of their parents. Marnie and Nelly, left on their own in Glasgow's Hazlehurst housing estate, attempt to avoid suspicion until Marnie can become a legal guardian for her younger sister. Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, and told in alternating voices, The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell is an enchanting, grimly comic tale of lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for each other.

About the author

Lisa O'Donnell's debut novel, The Death of Bees, was the winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize. She won the Orange Prize for New Screenwriters for her screenplay The Wedding Gift. She lives in Scotland.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa donnell, O&apos, Lisa O'Donnell
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.10.2013
• EAN: 9780062209856
• ISBN: 978-0-06-220985-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Thrillers / Political, DRAMA: American / General, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Thrillers / Domestic