The story takes place in Carolina in 1964, when Lily Owens, a 14-year-old young girl, suffered a terrible accident when her mother was very young and closed her eyes forever. She goes. So, Lily has been relying on her father since she was sensible, and the two live together on her father's own farm. However, due to the irritability and irritability of the father, the father and daughter did not get along well, and the relationship was not harmonious. The only person who can bring her comfort is a black girl named Rosalin, who has been accompanying and taking care of Lily, serving as the dual identity and responsibility of mother and friend during Lily's growth.
However, because of the prevalence of racial discrimination in the region at the time, Rosalin also suffered cruel treatment. Lily then decided to run away from home with Rosalind to a small town in southern Carolina that once held memories of her mother's past. In the small town, they meet the three Paulette sisters, who are bright, witty, optimistic and independent, and although they are also black, they live very happily. In the three sisters' bee farm, Lily swept away the loneliness and unhappiness of the past, lived a carefree life and experienced many wonderful experiences
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