It's the kind of book that stays with you long after you've finished it – a rare treasure – and you don't have to be a bee lover to be deeply moved by May’s wonderful story. It beautifully illustrates how nature – even honeybees – can teach and heal us, if only we open our minds and hearts. ‘A book of revelations, clear-eyed, eloquent and so touching… a wise, touching, beautiful reminiscence – and a cry for help for nature’s wonder workers.’ SAGA Magazine ‘Filled with hope, grace, beauty, and wisdom, this book is like warm honey in the sunshine. The Honey Bus is all these things and more – so if you’ve ever been a lonely child, or want the world to become a kinder place, here is your book.’ Laline Paull, author of The Bees
An innocent child’s hard won journey to adulthood – clear eyed, often very funny, and agonisingly compassionate. ‘The wounded feminine, the missing masculine, healed by a relationship with honeybees.
‘Sweet, tender, and with the kind of clear-eyed honesty that comes from a compassionate soul.’ Sunday Express
As her grandpa showed her the sacrifices bees make for their colony and the bonds they form with their keeper, Meredith discovered what family really means.Ī rich and lyrical coming-of-age story, combined with spellbinding nature writing, The Honey Bus is the extraordinary story of a girl who journeyed into the hive – and found herself. Her mother disappeared into herself.īut when Meredith discovered the rusted old bus where her grandpa kept bees, her world changed forever.įamily duty. Her father left for the other side of the country. When she was five years old, Meredith May was abandoned by both parents. The Honey Bus: A Girl Raised by Bees is a memoir about a girl’s journey into the heart of a beehive to find herself.
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