TELL IT TO THE BEES
By Fiona Shaw
Published by
Tindal Street Press
ISBN 978-0-9556476-6-6
Category Romance
November 2009
Synopsis
“Lydia is distraught at the break-up of her marriage. Then her young son, Charlie, makes friends with the local doctor, Jean, and her life is turned upside-down. The locals don’t like things done differently. As Lydia and Jean become closer, rumours start to fly and threaten to shatter Charlie’s world.â€
Author's Biography
“Fiona Shaw lives and works in York, where she teaches at the university. After giving birth to her two daughters, she suffered a postnatal breakdown – an experience she chronicled in her acclaimed non-fiction debut, Out of Me, shortlisted for the MIND prize.â€
Reviews
“A memorable evocation of an era when homosexuality was a crime and abortion illegal … A committed and thoughtful writer†— Times Literary Supplement
“Shaw’s writing is lovely: elegant, subtle and haunting†— The Times
“A tender and unlikely page-turner†— Financial Times
“Gripped me like a vice – I stopped doing anything else to get to the end and find out what was going to happen†— Andrew Davies
£9.99 Paperback
“Shaw’s writing is lovely: elegant, subtle and haunting†— The Times
“A tender and unlikely page-turner†— Financial Times
“Gripped me like a vice – I stopped doing anything else to get to the end and find out what was going to happen†— Andrew Davies
£9.99 Paperback
Reader Comments
A powerful and poetic romance
This book got me back in to reading novels.
Wonderful book! Loved it!
Beautifully written, almost poetic prose. For me a page turner with empathetic characters in whom I believed.