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A Recipe for Bees
by Anderson-Dargatz, Gail
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0609604511
- ISBN 13
- 9780609604519
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harmony Books, 2000. First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harmony, 2000. First U.S. edition. Moisture warp to dj and some pages, else very good in dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Good/Good. 8vo..
Synopsis
"In the late summer, hives full of ripening honey emitted a particular scent, like the whiff of sweetness Augusta used to catch passing by the candy-apple kiosk at the fall fair."Gail Anderson-Dargatz's beautiful new novel is saturated with bee lore, rich domestic detail, wondrous imagery culled from rural kitchens and gardens, and shining insights into family and friendship. And at its heart are the life, death, and resurrection of an extraordinary marriage.A Recipe for Bees introduces a remarkable and engaging heroine whose quest for love and independence spans a lifetime. Augusta Olsen has attitude, a wicked funny bone, a generous and wayward heart, and the gift of second sight.When her mother dies, Augusta is bereft and without direction until she marries her first suitor, Karl, the shy son of a detestable old farmer. As a young woman with an eye for beauty who longs for affection, she finds life on their remote, rustic farm almost unbearable. When the local reverend offers the occasional afternoon relief from her cloistered existence, she accepts; when another man from the town shows interest, she feels herself drawn toward him. Eventually, she and Karl and their young daughter, Joy, move onto a farm of their own, and Augusta looks for new ways to assert her independence. It is not until she resurrects her mother's beekeeping equipment that sweet possibilities become evident. And as the strands of her life unexpectedly twist together, the indulgences of youth and the many delights and exasperations of old age are enchantingly revealed.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000572
- Title
- A Recipe for Bees
- Author
- Anderson-Dargatz, Gail
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0609604511
- ISBN 13
- 9780609604519
- Publisher
- Harmony Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- CANADA FICTION SAGAS PSYCHOLOGICAL
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