@smoky22 wrote:
I read The Honey Bus by Meredith May (A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved By Bees). This book is so beautifully written. It's heartbreaking, heartwarming and inspirational.
I have to contrast it with Educated, the story of a brainwashed girl who went back to her dysfunctional family again and again. I know it was very popular but that's my opinion. I got nothing out of that book.
The Honey Bus is about a little girl who was plucked from (what she thought) was her perfect two parent family into a one parent dysfunctional one. And with the help of her grandfather and the bees she rose above all the challenges she faced. I can't begin to imagine how she survived living with her personality disordered mother all those years. It made me cry several times This is one of the best books I've read this year. Thanks to @LoriLori for recommending it.
The day is young, Smoky, and you may have made mine already. I could stand up and cheer (but not do splits anymore) that you loved it!!!
I wish everyone would read it. I wish it would be a bestseller. Like I've said before, I'd like to buy the world a copy and keep them company!
As for her childhood it was a day at the beach compared to a lot I know...although yes, she was young and had no idea what others' experiences were...
...but overall it didn't matter. Most of the book and all of the joy is GRANDPA AND THE BEES.
I found a blog she has or something, forget how, but it had his obit and a picture. It was exciting to see him!
ANYONE WHO WANTS A PIECE OF HAPPINESS READ THIS BOOK! Right, Smoky? (PS: Fascinating learning why they use the smoke around the bees)