Do you ever go back and re-read a book you loved? I don' t do it very often, but I found myself between books and looking for a good read. I looked to see what I had floating about at home and picked up "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. I read it several years ago when it was 'hot' but I couldn't remember much about the storyline. Well, I started it and couldn't put it down thereafter. It was such a good story! Have you read it? If you liked Lori Lansens'  "Rush Home Road"  or "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett you would probably like this one too. Here is a synopsis of "The Secret Life of Bees":

Set during the time of civil rights, 14 year old Lily Owens lives with her heartless father, on a peach farm in rural South Carolina. The memory of her mother, who was accidentally killed in Lily's presence when she was four, haunts her continually. Lily has one of her mother's few possessions, a picture of a black Madonna with the words, Tiburon, South Carolina, written on the back. Lily's only companion during her sad childhood has been Rosaleen, the black woman hired to care for her. One day Rosaleen,  goes to town to register to vote and insults one of the town's most racist residents. After she is beaten up and hospitalized, Lily decides to rescue her and they go to Tiburon to search for memories of her mother.

~Ellie