Segovia, Sofia
The Murmur of Bees
- ISBN 13:
- 9781542040501
- author:
- Segovia, Sofia
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- AmazonCrossing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 476
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia is an astonishing novel about a mysterious child with the power to change a family's history in a country on the verge of revolution. A young boy, found abandoned under a bridge and covered in bees, becomes the centre of a small Mexican town's life forever changed. As he grows up, Simonopio develops a unique gift - visions of the future that both fascinate and threaten those around him. His adoptive family, Francisco and Beatriz Morales, care for him as if he were their own, but they soon discover that his abilities are not just a curiosity, but a source of protection from the dangers that lurk in the world. Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, this captivating novel explores the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family who have put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.
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