“Mother Nature knit a careful plan in place, and if you pulled one thread of it loose, the whole thing could unravel. These insects that made most people run in fear were the invisible glue of the earth that held us all together.”

Did someone say sizzling pace or was it fizzling pace? I’ll let you guys decide. I’m a wee bit upset with myself for waiting so long to write about one of my favorite reads of a somewhat miserable 2020. (Not to worry—the glass is still half full, I promise.) Maybe it was subconscious? After all, I had to distribute The Honey Bus by Meredith May to the masses before I let the cat out of the book bag. It’s hard to beat a never-before-heard-of memoir in the mailbox that wraps you up, pulls you in, and penetrates your unsuspecting heart. Don’t believe me? Give me your address.

If you liked The Glass Castle and Educated, you’ll love The Honey Bus. This novel reminded me that we can mend our broken parts if we’re astute enough to see the world through new eyes when life destroys the lens we’ve formerly looked through. May’s childhood lens shatters when her parents get divorced. When her mother hits the proverbial (and dysfunctional) rock bottom, May’s kindhearted grandfather introduces her to the productive world of bees who teach her important lessons about family. Survival too. Already, I want to read it again. I’m 100% with the reviewer who observed that this memoir is “filled with grace, beauty and wisdom, [it’s] like warm honey in the sunshine.” You’ll definitely want to bask in this one.

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