I really enjoyed reading this book. You get to know the characters easily and it's very detailed. It has a great ending as well. I like the way she writes. It's like you can see everything in your head more so than you would even if you watch the movie of the book, of had one. Very good read.

This book slowed down my reading speed so that I could relish each written word and the eloquence of Karen's style of writing. The characters' silent memories and truths constantly tear at their minds as they either block out the past, live in the moment, live in the past, or they are afraid to look towards the future. Secrets and the clues to these secrets keep you in suspense. You wonder how everything will fit together in the end. Even though the chapters are divided amongst sisters Georgia and Maisy, and their mother, Birdie, there are more characters that have deep connections with their lives. I love how bees are intertwined throughout the book, with snippets of Ned's Beekeeper's Journal at the beginning of every chapter. I always learn a lot when I read Karen's books, and this well-researched novel is no exception. I loved it! [I received this advanced copy as a giveaway winner from Goodreads through the publisher, Berkley/Penguin Random House.]