The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
The Let鈥檚 Talk 向日葵视频 It, 向日葵视频 book discussion series at 向日葵视频 City University will continue with 鈥淭he Secret Life of Bees鈥� by Sue Monk Kidd at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 in Walker Center room 151.
The discussion series is titled 鈥淗ope Amidst Hardship.鈥� It is made possible through a grant from the 向日葵视频 Humanities Council.
Beautifully written and set in a South Carolina town in 1964, this story is about Lily, a fourteen-year-old who has always known that she was the cause of her mother鈥檚 death. Raised by an uncaring father, the only love she finds is from the family鈥檚 African-American maid Rosaleen. When racial tensions result in Rosaleen鈥檚 imprisonment, Lily finds a way to rescue her and they set out together to escape their shared hardships.
At each session in the five-part series, a humanities scholar makes a presentation on the book in the context of the theme. Small group discussions follow with experienced discussion leaders. At the end, all participants come together for a brief wrap-up.
Those who are interested in participating are encouraged to preregister and borrow the reading selections and theme brochure by calling Harbour Winn at (405) 208-5472, e-mailing him at [email protected] or dropping by the Dulaney-Browne Library room 211 or 207.
Winn, director of the Center for Interpersonal Study through Film & Literature at OCU, hopes the series will help participants find a 鈥渃ommonality of hope and perseverance.鈥�
鈥淩ecognizing ourselves in others, even as we read of hardship, is a major reason we find reading enjoyable,鈥� Winn said. 鈥淗ardship comes in many varieties, and the books in this series offer varied examples but present a common theme: there is hope along the way. Sometimes this hope comes from deep within ourselves. Sometimes it comes from others in unexpected ways.鈥�
Remaining dates and books in the series include:
Nov. 10 鈥� 鈥淭uesdays with Morrie鈥� by Mitch Albom
