A woman returns to her coastal island home to confront her mother's violence and her own stifled desires, becoming drawn to a monk amid spiritual and erotic awakening.
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A woman returns to her coastal island home to confront her mother's violence and her own stifled desires, becoming drawn to a monk amid spiritual and erotic awakening.
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Sue Monk Kidd's stunning debut, The Secret Life of Bees, has transformed her into a genuine literary star. Now, in her much-anticipated new novel, Kidd has woven a transcendent tale that will thrill her legion of fans and cement her reputation as one of the most remarkable writers at work today.Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who,...
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Sexual content
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Central extramarital affair with monk; sexual and spiritual longing explored in detail
Violence & gore
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Mother's violent self-harm act; past fatal boating accident recalled
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Benedictine monastery setting, monk's vows, saint legends, spiritual awakening themes
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Mother's deliberate self-mutilation depicted as mental distress response
Abuse & suffering
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Family trauma, guilt over father's death, emotional confinement in marriage
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