The History Of Bees Maja Lunde Scribner €20.99

This ambitious novel interweaves the stories of three beekeepers. William is a 19th-century British biologist who attempts to build a new type of beehive. In Ohio in 2007, George struggles not only against the tide of modern farming, but also with his son, who isn’t keen on taking over the family farm. And the bees have long disappeared in Tao’s world – in 2098 China, she hand-pollinates trees in their place, before her son is mysteriously taken away. Exploring the relationships between parents and children, experience and intellect, and the individual and community, Lunde’s tale lives up to the buzz.