In Praise of the Bees Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Kristin Gleeson
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
451

In Praise of the Bees by Kristin Gleeson Book Summary

A USA Today bestseller!
'a fascinating novel that gives a real sense of life as it might have been during one of the most turbulent periods in Irish history...' Irish Examiner

Ireland 590 A.D.

A woman is found by a track, nearly dead from appalling wounds and remembers nothing. Her terror and her injuries are so great that she is given sanctuary in Mother Gobnait's unusual community of nuns, while all around her a war is being waged in which she is a pawn. The women name her Aine.

Disturbing fragments of Áine's memory begin to surface, and in desperation she asks to remain in the safety of the community, but is it really safe for her anywhere?

It is only after events take another terrible turn that Áine is forced to discover who she really is and make life-changing choices – but will they prove to be her undoing?

A literary novel inspired by real women - complex female characters who strain against the cruel chains and crippling prejudices of a society where no woman has power. Except, perhaps, one…

Kristin Gleeson has performed with admirable deftness the difficult trick of sweeping the reader back in time to the distant emotional and physical landscapes of 6th century Ireland. The result is a highly readable and continuously rewarding novel that the reader does not want to end—Tim Weed, author of Will Poole's Island

I found in this well-told story, the first strokes of paint on the huge, mostly blank, canvas that is our image and perception of our Irish or Gaelic past - the canvas of our increasingly dispossessed native culture. I found myself drawn into a realm that felt oddly familiar and full of cultural touchstones of the indigenous Irish past, faint echoes of which still linger in parts of this island today.In Praise of the Bees is a good read.  Guím faoi scáth is dídean Gobnait is Abáin tú – go mairir—Peadar Ó Riada

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Book Name In Praise of the Bees
Genre Historical Fiction
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Language English
E-Book Size 520.02 KB

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Intriguing. A fascinating story with layers to consider. A step into an unknown world, leaving much to ponder.

Interesting. Very interesting and informative of ancient times.

Love this. Loved the history, the story. Only negative is the frequent use of antiquated language, seemed gratuitous at times.

In Praise of the Bees. A fascinating story with a rich historical background.

Beautiful. I wanted more of their story. The book was beautifully written.

Author is a Librarian with a Masters and is well researched,. I like that the book was well researcher and give history of which I was unaware. Also like the occasional Irish gailic included in the text. Had to look up the meanings but it gave texture to the text. Winner!

Wonderful book. I loved this book! I was a little confused at first by all the italicized words, but there is a dictionary at the back of the book to give the definitions. Which is greatly appreciated!! I highly recommend!

Lovely history, annoying heroine. I really appreciated the world of the convent and the characters there. I found the main character tiresome. There were so many descriptions of her not being able to remember, or not knowing what she thought. Plotting a little uneven with many big reveals crammed in at the end.

Great Read!. Really enjoyed this book. The author did well explaining the historical customs without going overboard to the point of boredom. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters felt very real.

In Praise of the Bees. A young woman left for dead finds healing when the men who find her bring her to a religious healer’s community. She finds healing both physical and spiritual. Amnesia hides her past but gives her faith to join the religion of her new community. But her missing memories come back before she can take her vows. In their wake, she seeks answers about her past. Will those answers lead her to her future or destroy it? The language of this book threw me at first. Then I looked at the pronunciation guide and that helped me process what I was reading better. It was interesting to look at the life of a Christian convert in a time and place where such a conversion usually caused them to lose their family and friends.

Very disappointing!. The bones of a good book are here but the writing is just tedious. I kept waiting for the author to develop the heroine but instead she portrays an unsteady and vacillating woman that is off-putting rather than engaging. The larger plots are introduced but underplayed throughout the entire book, and in the end (no spoilers here) she rips open the curtain with all these reveals and drops the mic. I’m actually mad at this book! Anyway, if you are like me and seek intelligent literature with fully developed plots and characters, I’d pass.

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Summary of In Praise of the Bees by Kristin Gleeson

The In Praise of the Bees book written by Kristin Gleeson was published on 10 September 2015, Thursday in the Historical Fiction category. A total of 451 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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