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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Background Info: The Secret Life of Bees
Have you ever wondered where Sue Monk Kidd got the idea to write the book? If you don't know why, I will answer some questions you might have.
Sue Monk Kidd's did grow up in the 1960's, and she did experience the extreme racial divide of that time period. After the summer of '64, she was changed because of experiencing firsthand the cruelties of racism. She says, "When I began writing The Secret Life of Bees, I set it during the summer of 1964 against a civil rights backdrop. It would have been impossible for me to do otherwise."
Including the experience with the time period, Kidd includes lots of bits and pieces from her childhood. She had a nanny, wanted to be a writer, rolled her hair on grape juice cans and tons else. The real inspiration for the book was when her husband said there was many bees flying around in his room. She couldn't shake from her mind the image of a girl lying on her bed, watching bees squeeze through the cracks in the wall.
The book began as a short story, but several years later Kidd felt a need to develop it into a novel. Working hard on the "underlying structure of the book" and even visiting a beekeeper for her research, Kidd turned it into an amazing novel.
That's all you need to know about the background of The Secret Life of Bees. It's good to learn about the history of such a great book! :)
Sue Monk Kidd's did grow up in the 1960's, and she did experience the extreme racial divide of that time period. After the summer of '64, she was changed because of experiencing firsthand the cruelties of racism. She says, "When I began writing The Secret Life of Bees, I set it during the summer of 1964 against a civil rights backdrop. It would have been impossible for me to do otherwise."
Including the experience with the time period, Kidd includes lots of bits and pieces from her childhood. She had a nanny, wanted to be a writer, rolled her hair on grape juice cans and tons else. The real inspiration for the book was when her husband said there was many bees flying around in his room. She couldn't shake from her mind the image of a girl lying on her bed, watching bees squeeze through the cracks in the wall.
The book began as a short story, but several years later Kidd felt a need to develop it into a novel. Working hard on the "underlying structure of the book" and even visiting a beekeeper for her research, Kidd turned it into an amazing novel.
That's all you need to know about the background of The Secret Life of Bees. It's good to learn about the history of such a great book! :)
Background Info: Sue Monk Kidd
So you know that the author of the Secret Life of Bees is Sue Monk Kidd. But how much do you really know about her? Well, here's what she looks like:
But what do you know about her personal life or other books? I will tell you.
The other books Sue Monk Kidd has wrote are:
If you want to know more, here is a link for Sue's website.
She was born and raised in rural Georgia. Thoreau's Walden and her own fathers story-telling were major influences in her future writing, not to mention convinced her that it was the career she wanted from an early age. In 1970 Kidd majored in nursing at Texas Christian University. In her twenties she worked as a nurse. She has two children with her husband, Sandy Kidd.
- Traveling with Pomegranates
- The Mermaid Chair
- The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
- Firstlight
- When the Heart Waits
If you want to know more, here is a link for Sue's website.
Welcome!
Welcome to The Secret Life of Bees fan blog! At this blog you will get all the info about the book, author and much more! If you haven't read the book yet, you should because it will change your life. If you have, then you know what an amazing book it is. The Secret Life of Bees is great for anyone, girl or boy, old or young.
If you haven't read the book, or just to refresh your memory, I will give a brief summary. A girl named Lilly Owens lives with her abusive father, her strong-willed but kind black nanny, and a disturbing memory...of the day she accidentally shot her mother when she was four years old. When her nanny, Rosaleen ends up in jail, Lilly decides to take action. She busts Rosaleen out of jail and runs away to the small town of Tiburon, South Carolina, on a quest to rediscover her mothers past. Once there, the trail her mother left leads her to a strange hot pink house inhabited by a trio of black sisters- a beekeeper,a cellist and a sensitive basket of nerves. All of them are named after summer months and each of them affects Lilly in a different way. What happens next is up to you to find out, you have to read the book. If you still want to know more about the book, here is a book trailer for The Secret Life of Bees.
Enjoy the blog!
If you haven't read the book, or just to refresh your memory, I will give a brief summary. A girl named Lilly Owens lives with her abusive father, her strong-willed but kind black nanny, and a disturbing memory...of the day she accidentally shot her mother when she was four years old. When her nanny, Rosaleen ends up in jail, Lilly decides to take action. She busts Rosaleen out of jail and runs away to the small town of Tiburon, South Carolina, on a quest to rediscover her mothers past. Once there, the trail her mother left leads her to a strange hot pink house inhabited by a trio of black sisters- a beekeeper,a cellist and a sensitive basket of nerves. All of them are named after summer months and each of them affects Lilly in a different way. What happens next is up to you to find out, you have to read the book. If you still want to know more about the book, here is a book trailer for The Secret Life of Bees.
Enjoy the blog!
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