A secret love which has a whole town talking… and a small boy very worried. Lydia Weekes is distraught at the break-up of her marriage. When her young son, Charlie, makes friends with the local doctor, Jean Markham, her life is turned upside down. Charlie tells his secrets to no one but the bees, but even he can’t keep his mother’s friendship to himself. The locals don’t like things done differently. As Lydia and the doctor become closer, the rumours start to fly and threaten to shatter Charlie’s world.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A memorable evocation of an era when homosexuality was a crime and abortion illegal — TLS ― TLS
About the Author
Fiona Shaw is the author of three previous novels:The Sweetest Thing, The Picture She Took and Tell it to the Bees Main Edition. She has also written a memoir, Out Of Me. She lives in York.
A spellbinding story of forbidden love in the 1950s, now a major movie starring Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger
A secret love which has a whole town talking … and a small boy very worried.
Lydia Weekes is distraught at the break-up of her marriage. When her young son, Charlie, makes friends with the local doctor, Jean Markham, her life is turned upside down.
Charlie tells his secrets to no one but the bees, but even he can’t keep his mother’s friendship to himself. The locals don’t like things done differently. As Lydia and the doctor become closer, the rumours start to fly and threaten to shatter Charlie’s world.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Emotionally charged and compelling, Tell it to the Bees Main Edition draws you into its world, a rich world of secrets and passion … Fiona Shaw creates brilliant characters who stay with you long after the book is finished … liberating and uplifting — Jackie Kay
Shaw’s writing is lovely: elegant, subtle and haunting. ―
The Times
Powerfully exposes the wrenches of prejudice. It is a tender and unlikely page-turner ―
Financial Times
A memorable evocation of an era when homosexuality was a crime and abortion illegal … a committed and thoughtful writer intent on using her gifts. ―
TLS
Book Description
A spellbinding story of forbidden love in the 1950s, now a major movie starring Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger
About the Author
Fiona Shaw is the author of three previous novels:The Sweetest Thing, The Picture She Took and Tell it to the Bees Main Edition. She has also written a memoir, Out Of Me. She lives in York.
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