Bibliograph

Queen bee, a novel, Dorothea Benton Frank

Type

Label

Queen bee, a novel, Dorothea Benton Frank

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Queen bee

Oclc number

1202302056

Responsibility statement

Dorothea Benton Frank

Series statement

Lowcountry tales, bk. 12

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Dorothea Benton Frank revisits the enchanted landscape of South Carolina's Lowcountry and New York Times bestseller Sullivans Island in her latest novel which follows a young woman as she recovers from the pain of her past and makes a change for the future"--, Provided by publisherBeekeeper Holly McNee Jensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivans Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Holly calls her mother The Queen Bee because she's a demanding hulk of a woman. Her mother, a devoted hypochondriac, might be unaware that she's quite ill but that doesn't stop her from tormenting Holly. To escape the drama, Holly's sister Leslie married and moved away, wanting little to do with island life. Holly's escape is to submerge herself in the lives of the two young boys next door and their widowed father, Archie. Her world is upended when the more flamboyant Leslie returns and both sisters, polar opposites, fixate on what's happening in their neighbor's home. Is Archie really in love with that awful ice queen of a woman? If Archie marries her, what will become of his little boys? Restless Leslie is desperate for validation after her imploded marriage, squandering her favors on any and all takers. Their mother ups her game in an uproarious and theatrical downward spiral. Scandalized Holly is talking to her honey bees a mile a minute, as though they'll give her a solution to all the chaos. Maybe they will

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Meet me, Holly McNee Jensen -- Bee calm -- Buzzing along -- Now what? -- All the buzz -- Bee truthful -- Bermuda Triangle -- Bee team -- Leslie takes the mike -- Holly grabs the mike back -- The boys -- Roofie -- Any objections? -- The vapors -- Bliss week -- Bee advised -- Bee ware -- Expanding horizons -- Leslie and Cher -- Wigged out -- Splash! -- The vapors (Part 2) -- Bee have -- Leslie, the QB, and Vegas -- Gone boys -- Char -- Ding-dong -- Bee cool -- Strut yo stuff, sugah -- Bee at peace -- Stop and smell the roses -- Good to bee -- Bee leave -- Bee happy -- Forever bee -- Bee joyful -- Epilogue

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