The first-time novelists shortlisted for the prize are Jacqueline Crooks for Fire Rush, Louise Kennedy for Trespasses and Priscilla Morris for Black Butterflies. Her deepest instincts to serve and sacrifice are now overshadowed by an even deeper desire, a fierce maternal love that will bring her into conflict with her conscience, her heart, her society-and lead her to unthinkable deeds.'īe sure to check out the official discussion in our book club group right here. She also finds her way into the Queen’s inner sanctum, where she discovers mysteries about the hive that are both profound and ominous.īut when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all-daring to challenge the Queen’s fertility-enemies abound, from the fearsome fertility police who enforce the strict social hierarchy to the high priestesses jealously wedded to power. She is allowed to feed the newborns in the royal nursery and then to become a forager, flying alone and free to collect pollen. With circumstances threatening the hive’s survival, her curiosity is regarded as a dangerous flaw but her courage and strength are an asset. 'Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion. I love to use the Amazon Whispersync feature to go back and forth between audio and digital reading.

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Money-saving tricks for reading this month’s book pick: Get your copy of this month’s book club pick:īuy the book on Audible. I’m pleased to announce that it is our official July Pick for this year. Want to see the full list of books we're reading this year? The best book club picks for 2020 for busy moms who want FUN books July's Official Book Club Pick: The Bees by Laline Paull The title of this book club pick felt just right for the hot days of summer and reading in the back yard where you just may be surrounded by the subject of this fictional world. With that in mind, I selected something that veers a hard left from the light, fluffy romances we've had for a few months.

Most of our members come to the club looking to be pushed a little outside of their comfort zone. Over the course of each year, we rotate through a wide variety of genres so that there is always something for everyone on the list. I keep a running list of book ideas that are recommended to me from a wide variety of friends all in the name of ensuring that every month of book club has something fresh and fun to look forward to. The Bees by Laline Paull is the official July pick for the Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers.

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