Description
"A lively and hilarious tale that's pure fun. If you loved Bridget Jones's Diary and you have a child in school, THE HIVE is the book for you." --Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette
It's the start of another school year at St. Ambrose. While the children are busy in the classroom, their mothers are learning sharper lessons. Lessons in friendship. Lessons in betrayal. Lessons in the laws of community, the transience of power...and how to get invited to lunch.
Beatrice -- undisputed queen bee. Ruler, by Divine Right, of all school fundraising, this year, last year, and, surely, for many to come.
Heather -- desperate to volunteer, desperate to be noticed, desperate to belong.
Georgie -- desperate for a cigarette.
And Rachel -- watching them all, keeping her distance. But soon to discover taht the line between amused observer and miserable outcast is a thin one.
THE HIVE is a wickedly funny and brilliantly observed story about female friendship, power plays, and the joys and perils (well, mainly perils) of trying to do one's part.
Author: Gill Hornby
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 08/26/2014
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780316234771
ISBN10: 031623477X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Literary
About the Author
Gill Hornby is the author of the novel The Hive as well as several nonfiction books. She lives in Berkshire, England with her husband and their four children.