The Honey Bus by Meredith May
An unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places, and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May. Everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees.
May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. The bees became a guiding force in May's life, teaching her about family and survival, and it was during this pivotal time in May's childhood that she learned to take care of herself. Part family story, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is a rich and lyrical memoir of a girl who journeyed into the hive--and found herself.
Meredith May is a five-generation beekeeper and award-winning journalist. She won a PEN USA Award for journalism and a Casey Medal during her 16-year stint at the San Francisco Chronicle. She was named one of the best journalists by the Professional Journalist Society and the Associated Press. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning series about an Iraqi youngster who was injured during the second Gulf War won her the award. Meredith is also an adjunct professor at the University of Oakland, where she teaches journalism and podcasting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780778309758 |
| ISBN 10 | 0778309754 |
| Title | The Honey Bus |
| Author | Meredith May |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Park Row |
| Year published | 2020-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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