![]() ![]() ![]() This book reignited that interest I had in bees all those years ago. One of my fondest childhood memories was visiting a local apiary where I was shown the basics of bee-keeping. – I found myself truly fascinated by the honey bees and their ecology. Not only is Honey Bus descriptive and emotive but also educational. This book has the potential to be despairingly bleak, you can cry along as Meredith recounts some painful memories of her isolation as a child yet it remains so hopeful and heartfelt. As their mother falls into a deep depression and relinquishes the title of parent, Meredith turns to her Grandpa’s colony of honey bees for an understanding of what it means to be part of a family. ![]() When her parents’ marriage breaks down, Meredith and her brother Matthew are moved across the country to the Big Sur, California to live with their grandparents. I’m not usually a massive fan of memoirs but May’s writing was so poetic that I found myself engrossed and enamoured by her story.įive-year-old Meredith is painfully astute and observant to the world around her. The Honey Bus, Meredith May’s beguiling childhood memoir tells us the story of her tumultuous childhood and how her grandfather and his hives became a guiding force throughout her life. ![]() Like a bee to honey, I could not stay away from this book. ![]()
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