{"product_id":"the-history-of-bees-by-maja-lunde-9781471162770","title":"The History of Bees","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Fans of \u003cem\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNever Let Me Go\u003c\/em\u003e will love \u003cem\u003eThe History of Bees’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Dystopian and electric, this book is set to blow minds everywhere' – Stylist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Haunting and poignant ... an important and wonderful book' – Dave Goulson, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBee Quest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNever Let Me Go\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngland, 1851.\u003c\/strong\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnited States, 2007.\u003c\/strong\u003e George is a beekeeper and fights an uphill battle against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChina, 2098.\u003c\/strong\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaunting, illuminating, and deftly written, \u003cem\u003eThe History of Bees\u003c\/em\u003e joins 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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe History of Bees:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Spectacular and deeply moving. Lunde 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’\u003c\/strong\u003e – Lisa See, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Such is the genius of debut novelist 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’\u003c\/strong\u003e – Jacquelyn Mitchard, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘As a lover of honeybees and a fan of speculative fiction, I was doubly smitten by \u003cem\u003eThe History of Bees\u003c\/em\u003e. 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