{"product_id":"history-of-bees","title":"History Of Bees","description":"\u003cb\u003e***THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***\u003cbr\u003e ‘Fans of \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go \u003c\/i\u003ewill love \u003ci\u003eThe History of Bees’ Good Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Dystopian and electric, this book is set to blow minds everywhere' Stylist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Haunting and poignant ... an important and wonderful book' Dave Goulson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBee Quest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the spirit of \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go\u003c\/i\u003e, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees – and to their children and one another – against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland, 1851.\u003c\/b\u003e William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive—one that will give both him and his children honour and fame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnited States, 2007. \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge is a beekeeper and fights an uphill battle against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina, 2098.\u003c\/b\u003e Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao’s young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident—and is kept in the dark about his whereabouts and condition—she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaunting, illuminating, and deftly written, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Bees \u003c\/i\u003ejoins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought provoking story that is just as much about the powerful relationships between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe History of Bees:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eSpectacular and deeply moving. \u003c\/b\u003eLunde has elegantly woven together a tale of science and science fiction, dystopia and hope, and the trials of the individual and the strengths of family’ Lisa See, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Such is the \u003cb\u003egenius of debut novelist\u003c\/b\u003e Maja Lunde that her tale of three eras—the long past, the tenuous present and the biologically damned future—is strung on the fragile hope of the survival of bees’ Jacquelyn Mitchard, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘As a lover of honeybees and a fan of speculative fiction, I was doubly smitten by \u003ci\u003eThe History of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e. Maja Lunde’s novel is an \u003cb\u003eurgent reminder of how much our survival depends on those remarkable insects.\u003c\/b\u003e It is also a gripping account of how—despite the cruelest losses—humanity may abide and individual families can heal’ Jean Hegland, author of \u003ci\u003eInto the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘By turns devastating and hopeful, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eresonates powerfully with our most pressing environmental concerns.\u003c\/b\u003e Following three separate but interconnected timelines, Lunde shows us the past, the present, and a terrifying future in a riveting story as complex as a honeycomb’ Bryn Greenwood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Here is a story that is sweeping in scope but intimate in detail’\u003c\/b\u003e Laura McBride, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are Called to Rise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant and beautiful novel' \u003c\/b\u003eJan Askelund, Stavanger Aftenblad\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She does everything right […] She paints on a broad canvas, the topic is highly important \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand the language is both comprehensive and precise'\u003c\/b\u003e Geir Vestad, \u003ci\u003eHamar Arbeiderblad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One can easily understand the buzz …' \u003c\/b\u003e Maria Årolilja Rø, \u003ci\u003eAdresseavisa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The settings portrayed in the novel are impressively visual and each character is perfectly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enaturally rooted in his or her own era and environment' \u003c\/b\u003eJanneken Øverland, \u003ci\u003eKlassekampen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Maja Lunde will reach a big audience with \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e. 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