The History of Bees
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The History of Bees
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Narrated by:
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Joy Osmanski
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Steve West
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Gibson Frazier
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By:
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Maja Lunde
About this listen
In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, 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.
England, 1852. 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 honor and fame.
United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming but hopes that his son can be their salvation.
China, 2098. 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, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him.
Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought-provoking story that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity.
©2017 Maja Lunde (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.What listeners say about The History of Bees
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- Anonymous User
- 24-10-2020
amazing
I loved this book. Everyone should hear this. Very insightful and interesting and sadly very scary unless things change drastically with current farming techniques.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-12-2024
Interesting Story
Interesting stories from different era's weaving in the importance of family and nature, cleverly woven together. A thought provoking story.
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- joanne
- 25-04-2019
Fabulous material...shame about the lack lustre ch
oh my lordie. Dreadful characters. I really enjoyed the structure...the story of the bees...but had no empathy for a ny of the characters. ans hard ly any setting.
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- Anonymon
- 23-09-2020
Doesn’t make sense
Underdeveloped characters who do not turn into anyone interesting. Very well narrated with three aspects of the story being told. People say they connected in the end but it’s not very clear. No I didn’t like the book much, although the bees information was good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-03-2021
gripping and well read
each of the narratives are beautifully woven together and the story is gripping from start to finish.
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- Felicity
- 04-01-2023
An interesting dystopian novel
Three stories from different periods of history that all link. The narrator does a great job of differentiating the different narrative voices. An interesting listen that makes you reflect on the human impact on the Earth.
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- Kindle Customer
- 21-10-2017
The Hisory of Bees
The history of bees was my first ever audio book and I wasn't disappointed. The narration is great, the three readers all have different accents which really helps to keep track if the changes of characters. Joy Osmamski is really the star narrator in this, she did an excellent job but she does have the best character as well. Her narration was so expressive, I really connected to her character as I listened along.
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This novel takes place over three time periods with each chapter switching between the three characters. The changes are easy to follow and in the end we learn how these three are connected.
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The three eras of this novel are 1852, England where we meet William. William wants to be a researcher but let's his lack of confidence get in the way. 2007, USA where George who is a beekeeper in Ohio struggles against the changes in the world. Finally 2098, China where Tao is employed as a fruit tree pollinator because the choices of the world have lead to the destruction and death of the world's insects.
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Tao is undoubtedly my favourite character, I loved her chapters. She exhibits passion, strength and drive. The other two characters are a bit bland, however if they were the same as Tao this novel wouldn't work. Also William does need to be representative of his era in time. I found him very frustrating with his thoughts and actions but considering he lives in 1852 that makes a sense.
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I guessed how these three were going to fit together early in the story. However, I was still enraptured with the novel until the end. The History of Bees left me pondering my impact on the world and how I could improve/lessen that impact. Personally I love books that make me question my life, if you do as well then you should definetely pick this one up and give it a go.
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- Shauna
- 03-04-2018
A keeper
So evocative and within the realms of possibility, it grips and does not let you leave.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-09-2020
Impossible to walk away
This story is so well told, no one chapter is enough and I forever found myself listening just a bit longer and a bit longer. The characters are so fully individual and whole. When the story is all woven together you see the little similarities that make it the whole journey complete. Fantastic book!
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- Tania
- 16-10-2020
So scary
So scary and so true.
I did enjoy but made me sad as seeing it now on a daily basis
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