Day of the Bees: A Novel
A love story set during World War II follows the ill-fated relationship of two lovers--a world-renowned Spanish painter and his French mistress trapped in Vichy France--through their correspondance. By the author of Mile Zero. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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Day of the Bees celebrates passion and creativity as it explores the links between love and violence, art and war, and reveals the sacrifices made for love—of person and country. An American art historian is seeking to discover why the famous painter Zermano abandoned his beautiful muse Louise during World War II. Visiting Louise's cottage in Provence after her death, the scholar finds letters that carry across a panoramic landscape of fifty years and piece together a tempestuous affair with tragic conclusions.
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