"Escapism of the highest order" (Booklist) from the #1 internationally
bestselling author, her first book set in America, the story of a mother
and daughter searching for love and happiness, unaware of the secrets
that bind them.England, 1932: Grace Hamblin is growing up on the
beautiful estate of the Marquiss and Marchioness of Penselwood. The
beekeeper's daughter, she knows her place and her future--that is until
her father dies and leaves her alone. Her childhood friend Freddie has
recently become her lover, and she is thankful when they are able to
marry and take over her father's duties. But there is another man whom
she just can't shake from her thoughts... Massachusetts, 1973: Grace's
daughter, Trixie Valentine, is in love with an unsuitable boy. Jasper
Duncliffe is wild and romantic, and in a band that might be going
somewhere. But when his brother dies and he is called home to England,
Jasper promises to come back for Trixie one day, if only she will wait
for him. Thinking Trixie is surely abandoned, Grace tries to reach out
to her daughter, but Trixie brushes off her mother's advice and comfort,
sure Jasper's love for her was real... Both mother and daughter are
searching for love and happiness, unaware of the secrets that bind them.
To find what they most truly desire they must confront the secrets of
the past, and unravel the lies told long ago. Set on a fictional island
off the coast of Massachusetts with charming architecture, beautiful
landscape, and quirky islanders, The Beekeeper's Daughter is "a
multigenerational banquet of love...one of the most engrossing reads of
my year" (New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand).
