Of Bees and Mist: A Novel
by Setiawan, Erick
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1416596240
- ISBN 13
- 9781416596240
- Seller
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Synopsis
An escapists delight: Readers of magical-realist fiction will instantly be captivated by this fairy tale that is richly evocative of the lives of women and their complex relationships. Of Bees and Mist takes place in a nameless town during a timeless era, where spirits and spells, witchcraft and demons, ghosts and clairvoyanceboth real and imaginedare an everyday reality. Distinctive, outstanding womens fiction: Part female-driven family saga, part love story, Of Bees and Mist centers on Meridia, who tries to escape her alienating childhood and mysterious parents by running away at sixteen to marry a tenderhearted young man, whose family is harboring secrets of their own. Setiawan takes readers through a tumultuous thirty-year journey of hope and heartbreak as Meridias capacity for love, courage, and sanity is pushed to the brink. Filled with fantasy and melodrama, Of Bees and Mist is an epic story of family and friendship, of secrets and magica story that is altogether touching, honest, and entirely memorable.
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- Bookseller
- TangledWebMysteries (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106601
- Title
- Of Bees and Mist: A Novel
- Author
- Setiawan, Erick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1416596240
- ISBN 13
- 9781416596240
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009-08-04
- X weight
- 20 oz
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