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"Helen Jukes is entering her thirties and feeling disconnected and trapped by her office job. Then, for good luck, she is given a colony of honeybees. According to folklore, a colony, freely given, brings good fortune, and the author embarks on an emotional, rewarding journey during the course of a...

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Main Author: Jukes, Helen (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2020]
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Jukes, Helen.
Beekeepers > England > Biography.
Bees.
Bee culture.
Beekeepers > Anecdotes.
Bee culture > History.
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Summary:"Helen Jukes is entering her thirties and feeling disconnected and trapped by her office job. Then, for good luck, she is given a colony of honeybees. According to folklore, a colony, freely given, brings good fortune, and the author embarks on an emotional, rewarding journey during the course of a year as she cares for these wondrous beings and learns the art of beekeeping." --
Item Description:"Originally published in hardcover, in slightly different form, in Great Britain by Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., in 2018"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781524747862
1524747866
Author Notes:HELEN JUKES was born in London, England, and grew up in the Midlands. She studied at the University of Nottingham and Goldsmiths College. Jukes was among the founding members of the Bee Friendly Trust and tutors at the creative writing program at Oxford University. She lives in Derbyshire, England.

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