{"product_id":"book-eaia","title":"The Music of Bees","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NATIONAL BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Good Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e BUZZ PICK\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping \u003c\/i\u003eBook Club Pick\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIndieNext Pick | LibraryReads Pick | Recommended by \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWoman's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBookRiot ∙ Bookish ∙ \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNerd Daily ∙ \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Tempest ∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMidwestness\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ The Coil \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ Read It Forward \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e ∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand more! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An exquisite debut that combines a moving tale of friendship with a fascinating primer on bees.”--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This heartwarming, uplifting story will make you want to call your own friends, not to mention grab some honey.”--\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThree lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life's curveballs, are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing--and maybe even a second chance--just when they least expect it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Forty-four-year-old Alice Holtzman is stuck in a dead-end job, bereft of family, and now reeling from the unexpected death of her husband. Alice has begun having panic attacks whenever she thinks about how her life hasn't turned out the way she dreamed. Even the beloved honeybees she raises in her spare time aren't helping her feel better these days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the grip of a panic attack, she nearly collides with Jake--a troubled, paraplegic teenager with the tallest mohawk in Hood River County--while carrying 120,000 honeybees in the back of her pickup truck. Charmed by Jake's sincere interest in her bees and seeking to rescue him from his toxic home life, Alice surprises herself by inviting Jake to her farm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then there's Harry, a twenty-four-year-old with debilitating social anxiety who is desperate for work. When he applies to Alice's ad for part-time farm help, he's shocked to find himself hired. As an unexpected friendship blossoms among Alice, Jake, and Harry, a nefarious pesticide company moves to town, threatening the local honeybee population and illuminating deep-seated corruption in the community. The unlikely trio must unite for the sake of the bees--and in the process, they just might forge a new future for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully moving, warm, and uplifting, \u003ci\u003eThe Music of Bees \u003c\/i\u003eis about the power of friendship, compassion in the face of loss, and finding the courage to start over (at any age) when things don't turn out the way you expect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A hopeful, uplifting story about the power of chosen family and  newfound home and beginning again . . . but it’s the bees, with all their  wonder and intricacy and intrigue, that make this story sing.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLaurie Frankel, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is How It Always Is\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Eileen Garvin's debut novel is uplifting, funny, bold, and inspirational.\u003ci\u003e The Music of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e sings!\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Adriana Trigiani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49326349386032,"sku":"BDeaia","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/398598-eaia-Square.jpg?v=1733623232","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eaia","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}