The murmur of bees / SofÃa Segovia ; translated by Simon Bruni.
"From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can -- visions of all that's yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats -- both human and those of nature -- Simonopio's purpose in Linares will in time, be divined." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781542040495
- ISBN: 1542040493
- ISBN: 9781542040501
- ISBN: 1542040507
- Physical Description: 461 pages : map ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Seattle : AmazonCrossing, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Translated from the Spanish.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Families > Fiction.
Adopted children > Fiction.
Psychic ability > Fiction.
Bees > Fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Fiction.
Mexico > History > 1910-1946 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Magic realist fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 20 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Seg (Text) | 30308101215599 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | F Segovia (Text) | 34269001282202 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | F SEG (Text) | 0020512501170 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | F SEG (Text) | 23900000023721 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F SEG (Text) | 900000000821364 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | F SEGOVIA (Text) | 39493108525132 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | F SEG (Text) | 39488501229068 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | FIC SEGOVIA (Text) | 33262003268565 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | F SEGOVIA SofÃa (Text) | 50669012486156 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mocksville | F SEGOVIA (Text) | 39872001926630 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can -- visions of all that's yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats -- both human and those of nature -- Simonopio's purpose in Linares will in time, be divined." -- Provided by publisher.
