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  • Published: 1 March 2012
  • ISBN: 9781446492840
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

The Death of Bees




WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH BOOK PRIZE 2013

An enchanting and grimly comic tale about love, loss, family and unlikely friendships

WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH BOOK PRIZE 2013

Today is Christmas Eve. Today is my birthday. Today I am fifteen. Today I buried my parents in the backyard. Neither of them were beloved.

Marnie and her little sister Nelly have always been different. Marnie leads a life of smoking, drinking and drugs; Nelly enjoys playing the violin, eating cornflakes with Coke and reading Harry Potter. But on Christmas Eve, the sisters have to join forces and put their differences aside. And when Lennie, the old guy next door, starts to get suspicious, it’s only a matter of time before their terrible secret is discovered.

  • Published: 1 March 2012
  • ISBN: 9781446492840
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

About the author

Lisa O'Donnell

Lisa O'Donnell won the Orange Screenwriting Prize in 2000 for her screenplay The Wedding Gift. She is the author of The Death of Bees, her debut novel, which won the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize and most recently, Closed Doors. She lives on the Isle of Bute.

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