The Secret Life of Bees – 2008

14 year-old girl who is haunted by the

memory of her late mother. To escape

her lonely life and troubled relationship

with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen,

her caregiver and only friend, to a South

Carolina town that holds the secret

to her mother’s past. Taken in by the

intelligent and independent Boatwright

sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing

world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.