Here Is the Beehive

By Sarah Crossan | Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

About the book

A \"gutsy, modern, deeply entertaining\" debut about a love affair cut short, and how lonely it is to live inside a secret (The Observer UK).

 
Ana Kelly can deal with death. As an estate lawyer, an unfortunate part of her day-to-day is phone calls from the next of kin informing her that one of her clients has died. But nothing could have prepared Ana for the call from Rebecca Taylor, explaining in a strangely calm tone that her husband Connor was killed in an accident.
 
Ana had been having an affair with Connor for three years, keeping their love secret in hotel rooms, weekends away, and swiftly deleted text messages. Though consuming, they hide their love well, and nobody knows of their relationship except Mark, Connor's best friend.
 
Alone and undone, Ana seeks friendship with the person who she once thought of as her adversary and opposite, but who is now the only one who shares her pain -- Rebecca. As Ana becomes closer to her lover's widow, she is forced to reconcile painful truths about the affair, and the fickleness of love and desire.
 
Funny, frank, and strange, Sarah Crossan's moving novel is wholly original and deeply resonant.

New York Post \"Novels Everyone Will be Buzzing About this Fall\"
The Millions \"Most Anticipated 2020\" List

Editions of Here Is the Beehive

Hardcover
ISBN 9780316428583
EBook
ISBN 9780316428576

Read an Excerpt

A \"gutsy, modern, deeply entertaining\" debut about a love affair cut short, and how lonely it is to live inside a secret (The Observer UK).

 
Ana Kelly can deal with death. As an estate lawyer, an unfortunate part of her day-to-day is phone calls from the next of kin informing her that one of her clients has died. But nothing could have prepared Ana for the call from Rebecca Taylor, explaining in a strangely calm tone that her husband Connor was killed in an accident.
 
Ana had been having an affair with Connor for three years, keeping their love secret in hotel rooms, weekends away, and swiftly deleted text messages. Though consuming, they hide their love well, and nobody knows of their relationship except Mark, Connor's best friend.
 
Alone and undone, Ana seeks friendship with the person who she once thought of as her adversary and opposite, but who is now the only one who shares her pain -- Rebecca. As Ana becomes closer to her lover's widow, she is forced to reconcile painful truths about the affair, and the fickleness of love and desire.
 
Funny, frank, and strange, Sarah Crossan's moving novel is wholly original and deeply resonant.

New York Post \"Novels Everyone Will be Buzzing About this Fall\"
The Millions \"Most Anticipated 2020\" List

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Here Is the Beehive about?

A \"gutsy, modern, deeply entertaining\" debut about a love affair cut short, and how lonely it is to live inside a secret (The Observer UK).

 
Ana Kelly can deal with death. As an estate lawyer, an unfortunate part of her day-to-day is phone calls from the next of kin informing her that one of her clients has died. But nothing could have prepared Ana for the call from Rebecca Taylor, explaining in a strangely calm tone that her husband Connor was killed in an accident.
 
Ana had been having an affair with Connor for three years, keeping their love secret in hotel rooms, weekends away, and swiftly deleted text messages. Though consuming, they hide their love well, and nobody knows of their relationship except Mark, Connor's best friend.
 
Alone and undone, Ana seeks friendship with the person who she once thought of as her adversary and opposite, but who is now the only one who shares her pain -- Rebecca. As Ana becomes closer to her lover's widow, she is forced to reconcile painful truths about the affair, and the fickleness of love and desire.
 
Funny, frank, and strange, Sarah Crossan's moving novel is wholly original and deeply resonant.

New York Post \"Novels Everyone Will be Buzzing About this Fall\"
The Millions \"Most Anticipated 2020\" List

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Here Is the Beehive?

Fiction > Family life fiction / Stories about family

Where can I read a sample of Here Is the Beehive?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780316428583

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Here Is the Beehive?

Sarah Crossan

Who is the Publisher of the book Here Is the Beehive?

Little, Brown and Company

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Here Is the Beehive is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780316428583) and ebook(ISBN 9780316428576)

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