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The death of bees : a novel
Format:
Book
Title:
The death of bees : a novel
ISBN:
9780062209849

9780062209856

9780099558422
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication:
New York, NY : Harper, [2013]
Physical Description:
311 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by William Heinemann, an imprint of the the Random House Group"--Title page verso.
Contents:
Winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize.-Fifteen-year-old Marnie leads a life of smoking, drinking, drugs and sex; her twelve-year-old sister Nelly enjoys playing the violin, reading, and eating cornflakes with Coke. But the sisters have to join forces when they bury their parents in the backyard and pretend to the world that they are in Turkey. Taken in by the kindly old homo next door, Lennie, things are going well until their estranged grandfather turns up asking questions. And Lennie's dog starts digging in the garden ...-A compelling black comedy, suitable for all ages.
Summary:
Trying to keep the death of their parents a secret, Marnie and her little sister Nelly are on their own until several residents in Glasgow's Hazelhurst housing estate suspect that something is not right.
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