The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd 3 Books Collection Set - Adult - Paperback

Sue Monk Kidd Collection 3 Books Set: Titles in this set: The Secret Life of Bees The Invention of Wings The Mermaid Chair The Secret Life of Bees: Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four years old. Now, at fourteen, she yearns for forgiveness and a mother's love. Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her harsh and unforgiving father, she has only one friend, Rosaleen, a black servant.

When racial tension explodes one summer afternoon, and Rosaleen is arrested and beaten, Lily chooses to flee with her. The Invention of Wings: Sarah Grimké is the middle daughter. The one her mother calls difficult and her father calls remarkable.

On Sarah's eleventh birthday, Hetty 'Handful' Grimké is taken from the slave quarters she shares with her mother, wrapped in lavender ribbons, and presented to Sarah as a gift. Sarah knows what she does next will unleash a world of trouble. She also knows that she cannot accept it.

And so, indeed, the trouble begins ... The Mermaid Chair: In her forties, and married for half her life, Jessie Sullivan honestly believes that she is happy. She has a lovely home, a dependable husband and an accomplished and adored teenage daughter.

But when shocking news about her mother compels Jessie to visit the island where she grew up, she finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas, a Benedictine monk on the verge of taking his final vows.