{"product_id":"liquid-gold-bees-and-the-pursuit-of-midlife-honey-9781785787140","title":"Liquid Gold: Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey","description":"\u003cb\u003e'A light-hearted account of midlife, a yearning for adventure, the plight of bees, the quest for \"liquid gold\" and, above all, friendship.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e After a chance meeting in the pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their enthusiasm matched only by their ignorance, they are pitched into an arcane world of unexpected challenges. Coping with many setbacks along the way, they manage to create a colony of beehives, finishing two years later with more honey than anyone knows what to do with. By standing back from their normal lives and working with the cycle of the seasons, they emerge with a new-found understanding of nature and a respect for the honeybee and the threats it faces. Wryly humorous and surprisingly moving, Liquid Gold is the story of a friendship between two unlikely men at very different stages of their lives. It is also an uplifting account of the author's own midlife journey: coming to terms with an empty nest, getting older, looking for something new. \u003cb\u003e'A great book. Painstakingly researched, but humorous, sensitive and full of wisdom.' Chris Stewart, author of \u003ci\u003eDriving Over Lemons \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Beekeeping builds from lark to revelation in this carefully observed story of midlife friendship. Filled with humour and surprising insight, Liquid Gold is as richly rewarding as its namesake. Highly recommended.' - Thor Hanson, author of \u003ci\u003eBuzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger Morgan-Grenville was a soldier in the Royal Green Jackets from 1978 to 1986. After leaving the army he ran a small company developing kitchenware. In 2007, he helped to set up the charity Help for Heroes. This is his fourth book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Icon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50860638699794,"sku":"9781785787140","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca752832-0c61-45b9-9bd6-e990694a90c1.jpg?v=1737579989","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/liquid-gold-bees-and-the-pursuit-of-midlife-honey-9781785787140","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}