Dead Bees Still Sting by Susan Cormier Hachette deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library

deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library

The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions

It’s not a family

It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen

Dead Bees Still Sting by Susan Cormier Hachette deep in Oxford's Bodleian LibraryOn a small acreage teeming with wild and domestic animals, buzzing with a half million honeybees, and dotted with fruit trees including one affectionately named Bill lives beekeeper poet Susan Cormier. Circling the farm, an aggressive tangle of forest and blackberry vines thrives, but beyond, the shadow of urban development creeps ever closer. Over five seasons Cormier takes readers through the rhythms of semi agricultural life, reflecting on the