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The Wedding Bees: A Novel of Honey, Love, and Manners

by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Morrow. Feb. 2014. 352p. ISBN 9780062252609. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062252616. F
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Sweet-natured Sugar Wallace attracts troubled strangers the way flowers attract her honey bees. Fifteen moves in 15 years have taken her around the country; her latest stop is an East Village studio apartment in New York on the top floor of a walk-up, perfect for her hive. Also in residence are five souls in need of Sugar's good listening and gentle heart and a healthy dose of something special from her hive. Sugar has repeated this pattern many times to a satisfying conclusion, but it's different now. She must learn how to accept as much help as she's been giving, or the consequences could cost her everything. Individual and collective secrets build into dramatic moments and allow the happy results for all to taste even sweeter in the end.
VERDICT This charming novel by a New Zealand writer (Dolci Di Love; Blessed Are the Cheesemakers) mixes such original touches as bee lore, New York City charms, and the protagonist's traditional Southern upbringing into a gently appealing tale. Above all, it's the endearing characters who will draw readers in and the various conflicts that keep the pages turning. A perfect escape from winter's chill. [Library marketing.]
Reviewed by Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH , Feb 21, 2014
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