The music of bees : a novel / Eileen Garvin.
"Following three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life's curveballs, who are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing--and maybe even a second chance--just when they least expect it"-- Provided by publisher.
Alice Holtzman, stuck in a dead-end job, is reeling from the unexpected death of her husband. Even the beloved honeybees she raises in her spare time aren't helping her with the panic attacks she suffers. During one attack she meets Jake-- a troubled, paraplegic teenager with the tallest mohawk in Hood River County. Charmed by Jake's sincere interest in her bees and seeking to rescue him from his toxic home life, Alice surprises herself by inviting Jake to her farm. Then there's Harry, who suffers from debilitating social anxiety and who is desperate for work. As an unexpected friendship blossoms among Alice, Jake, and Harry, a nefarious pesticide company moves to town, threatening the local honeybee population and illuminating deep-seated corruption in the community. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593183922
- ISBN: 0593183924
- Physical Description: 322 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
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Subject: | Bee culture > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Pesticides industry > Fiction. Farm life > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) > Fiction. Oregon > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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- 51 of 59 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 1 current hold with 59 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Degenstein Community Library | FIC GARVIN (Text) | 35031301190740 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 05/13/2024 |
Abington Community Library | FICTION GARVIN (Text) | 50687011713198 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Albright Memorial Library | FICTION GARVIN (Text) | 50686015712818 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 05/03/2024 |
Allentown Public Library | GARVIN, EILEEN (Text) | 34455006803007 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Altoona Area Public Library | F GAR (Text) | 33240004896141 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bangor Public Library | F GAR (Text) | 75011000355526 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Barrett Paradise Friendly Library | F Gar (Text) | 37171000072831 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bedford County Library | F GAR (Text) | 35010001082302 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bethany Public Library | FIC GAR (Text) | 38430000317896 | Fiction | Available | - |
Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009447849 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"Following three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life's curveballs, who are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing--and maybe even a second chance--just when they least expect it"--
Alice Holtzman, stuck in a dead-end job, is reeling from the unexpected death of her husband. Even the beloved honeybees she raises in her spare time aren't helping her with the panic attacks she suffers. During one attack she meets Jake-- a troubled, paraplegic teenager with the tallest mohawk in Hood River County. Charmed by Jake's sincere interest in her bees and seeking to rescue him from his toxic home life, Alice surprises herself by inviting Jake to her farm. Then there's Harry, who suffers from debilitating social anxiety and who is desperate for work. As an unexpected friendship blossoms among Alice, Jake, and Harry, a nefarious pesticide company moves to town, threatening the local honeybee population and illuminating deep-seated corruption in the community. --
Alice Holtzman, stuck in a dead-end job, is reeling from the unexpected death of her husband. Even the beloved honeybees she raises in her spare time aren't helping her with the panic attacks she suffers. During one attack she meets Jake-- a troubled, paraplegic teenager with the tallest mohawk in Hood River County. Charmed by Jake's sincere interest in her bees and seeking to rescue him from his toxic home life, Alice surprises herself by inviting Jake to her farm. Then there's Harry, who suffers from debilitating social anxiety and who is desperate for work. As an unexpected friendship blossoms among Alice, Jake, and Harry, a nefarious pesticide company moves to town, threatening the local honeybee population and illuminating deep-seated corruption in the community. --