Tell It to the Bees
Fiona Shaw's Tell It to the Bees (2009) is a sapphic fiction and historical fiction novel. It takes readers to Great Britain in 1945-. It deals with single mothers, lesbian couples, nineteen fifties and single women.
63 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.
It runs to roughly 344 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Tell It to the Bees
"Lydia Weekes is a beautiful young woman, although she hardly knows it. Her volatile husband all but ignores her and then he is gone completely, leaving her to support their son Charlie on her own with longer shifts at the local factory. A secretive schoolboy, Charlie is increasingly left to his own rich imagination - until he meets the town's new female GP, who encourages his interest in her beehives. This is the 1950s: when patients sit in front of a doctor's home fire in a carpeted waiting room, abortion is illegal and sexual freedom a source of scandal. When a wary friendship between Charlie's mother and Dr Jean Markham becomes a startling and renewing love affair, their secret passion invites suspicion from Lydia's vindictive sister-in-law, Pam, threatening the safety of her son."--www.amazon.co.uk.
Quick answers
Who wrote Tell It to the Bees?
Tell It to the Bees was written by Fiona Shaw and first published in 2009.
What genre is Tell It to the Bees?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction and Historical Fiction.
How long is Tell It to the Bees?
The median edition has 344 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Tell It to the Bees?
Readers who like it often enjoy Tipping the Velvet, Night Watch and The Paying Guests.
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