Little Bee

Chris Cleave

ISBN 10: 1416589643 / ISBN 13: 9781416589648

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2010

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Millions of people have read, discussed, debated, cried, and cheered with Little Bee. Have you? Little Bee will blow you away. --The Washington Post The lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller, book club favorite, and affecting story of human triumph (The New York Times Book Review) from Chris Cleave, author of Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. We don't want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn't. And it's what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Little Bee
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416589643
• ISBN 13: 9781416589648
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Millions of people have read, discussed, debated, cried, and cheered with Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee girl whose violent and courageous journey​ puts a stunning face on the worldwide refugee crisis​.

“Little Bee will blow you away.” —The Washington Post

The lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller, book club favorite, and “affecting story of human triumph” (The New York Times Book Review) from Chris Cleave, author of Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven.

We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn’t. And it’s what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.

About the Author

Dr. Chris Cleave is an existential psychotherapist, practicing psychologist, and #1 New York Times bestselling writer whose work explores how human beings recover meaning, connection, and agency after trauma. His novels are translated into thirty-five languages, and he has spent two decades writing about the inner lives of people under extreme pressure. Alongside his literary career, Cleave maintains a clinical practice in London. Find him at ChrisCleave.com.