A tale of family, tribalism, migration, love, sacrifice and survival. THE BEES was my debut novel, an insect thriller that centres on the amazing fact of the laying worker in the honeybee hive. Motherhood is punishable by death, in a world where only the Queen may breed. · The Bees by Laline Paull review – a fantasy with a sting in its tail Gwyneth Jones on a debut dystopia set in a beehive, where one bee rebels against the totalitarian stateEstimated Reading Time: 5 mins. · Laline Paull’s ambitious and bold first novel, “The Bees,” follows Flora , a sanitation worker doomed by her birth to the lowest caste of her community. She is large and ugly and — oh Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.
Laline Paull. Author, playwright, screenwriter. Biology + Story = Nature's POV. THE BEES was my debut novel, an insect thriller that centres on the amazing fact of the laying worker in the honeybee hive. Motherhood is punishable by death, in a world where only the Queen may breed. A sensational true story, just waiting to be told. The Bees is a fantastic blend of nature and fantas. The Bees by Laline Paull is a superbly imaginative story of one particular bee, Flora , and the world encompassed in and about one particular orchard bee hive. Setting this story in the simple, yet complex world of bees, Ms Paull creates a very understandable, recognizable portrait of life. It's forbidden for a worker bee to lay eggs. And while the consequences may break Flora's heart, it doesn't break her spirit. An illustration of bee casts from The Bees by Naline Paull. This novel is science. Paull constructs Flora 's world based on the real world of the honeybee. It's captivating and believable.
A tale of family, tribalism, migration, love, sacrifice and survival. THE BEES was my debut novel, an insect thriller that centres on the amazing fact of the laying worker in the honeybee hive. Motherhood is punishable by death, in a world where only the Queen may breed. Read this book, The Bees by Laline Paull, her debut novel, for its originality, for the obvious and extremely interesting research she did on bees and their societal ways, their physical structure and biology and even their sexuality, but not necessarily for its plot and story telling. The Bees by Laline Paull review – a fantasy with a sting in its tail Gwyneth Jones on a debut dystopia set in a beehive, where one bee rebels against the totalitarian state.
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