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The priestess walked swiftly through the pale corridors of the arrivals hall. In laline paulls debut novel, the bees, flora 717 is a sterile worker bee from the lowest caste of an orchard hive. A thriller set in a beehive, based on real honeybee biology. Like her sisters, she is bound by the motto to accept, obey and serve. With circumstances threatening the hives survival, her curiosity is regarded as a dangerous flaw, but her courage and strength are assets. Lavish and unique, the bees is a study in worldbuilding. This is not your kids bugs life, but a very grownup, compelling drama that includes both sweetness and considerable sting.
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May 08, 2014 buy the bees first edition, first impression by paull, laline isbn. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Her debut novel, the bees, was nominated for the 2015 baileys womens prize for fiction. A sensual, visceral miniepic about timeless rituals and modern environmental disaster.