First published 2009
As bestselling novelist Sue Monk Kidd and her college-graduate daughter Ann travel through Greece and France, they each wrestle with personal reinvention. Sue, stalled creatively, seeks to transform her buzzing bee observations into a new novel. Ann, heartbroken and unsure of her path, grapples with crippling depression. Together, they chronicle the rich, symbolic meaning of their journey, while revealing the evolving bond between a mother and her grown child.
Genres: literary-fiction, travel, contemporary, memoir, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-reinvention
Setting: Greece, France
Period: 21st-century
304 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness