The Bees

A gripping dystopian fantasy debut novel

Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015

Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015

Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive.

Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive.

Autorentext

Laline Paull was born in England. Her parents were first-generation Indian immigrants. She studied English at Oxford, screenwriting in Los Angeles, and theatre in London, where she has had two plays performed at the Royal National Theatre. She is a member of BAFTA and the Writers' Guild of America. She lives in England by the sea with her husband, the photographer Adrian Peacock, and their three children. 'The Bees' received wide critical praise and was chosen as an Amazon Rising Star.

Klappentext

Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Laline Paull's chilling yet ultimately triumphant novel creates a luminous world both alien and uncannily familiar. Thrilling and imaginative, THE BEES is the story of a heroine who, in the face of an increasingly desperate struggle for survival, changes her destiny and her world.

Zusammenfassung
Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive.