Little Bee: A Novel by Chris Cleave
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“Book clubs in search of the next Kite Runner need look no further than this astonishing, flawless novel… A tension-filled dramatic ending and plenty of moral dilemmas add up to a satisfying, emotional read.” — Library Journal
“Little Bee will blow you away…. In restrained, diamond-hard prose, Cleave alternates between these two characters’ points of view as he pulls the threads of their dark — but often funny — story tight. What unfolds between them… is both surprising and inevitable, thoroughly satisfying if also heart-rending.” — Washington Post
“Utterly enthralling page-turner… Novelist Cleave does a brilliant job of making both characters not only believable but memorable…. These compelling voices grip the reader’s heart and do not let go even after the book’s hyper-tense final page. Little Bee is a harrowing and heartening marvel of a novel.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Every now and then, you come across a character in a book whose personality is so salient and whose story carries such devastating emotional force it’s as if she becomes a fixed part of your consciousness. So it is with the charmingly named title character in Chris Cleave’s brilliant and unforgettable Little Bee…” — The Oregonian
“buy this book. Resist opening it until you are ready to start reading, for once you begin you’ll find yourself unable to stop. … Prepare yourself for Cleave’s poignancy, his control, and the pathos he so effortlessly evinces. Expect astonishment, for this is a work inspiring in depth and style; a work that alters perceptions.” — Bookslut
$8 Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (February 16, 2010) Amazon.com
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