New York: Viking, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A fine first printing of this wildly popular novel. There's a tiny bit of soil to the foredge. Tiny tear to top at spine, top of jacket slightly bowed. Not price clipped, a clean, tight copy. Title page has "First Published in 2002" and full number line, orange boards,

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The Secret Life of Bees is a 2002 historical novel by American author Sue Monk Kidd. It received much critical acclaim and was a New York Times bestseller. It was nominated for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and was adapted into a 2008 film by Gina Prince-Bythewood starring Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson.

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Bookseller: Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003369
Title: The Secret Life of Bees
Author: Kidd, Sue Monk
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0670894605
ISBN 13: 9780670894604
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2002
Size: 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
X weight: 0 lbs

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