{"product_id":"the-murmur-of-bees-9781542040501","title":"The Murmur of Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a beguiling voice in Mexican fiction comes an astonishing novel--her first to be translated into English--about a mysterious child with the power to change a family's history in a country on the verge of revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, \u003ci\u003eThe Murmur of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e captures both the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSegovia, Sofía:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSofía Segovia was born in Monterrey, Mexico. She studied communications at Universidad de Monterrey, thinking mistakenly that she would be a journalist. But fiction is her first love. A creative writing teacher, she has also been a ghostwriter and communications director for local political campaigns and has written several plays for local theater. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eNoche de huracán\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNight of the Hurricane\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEl murmullo de las abejas\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Murmur of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e)--which was called the literary discovery of the year by Penguin Random House and named Novel of the Year by iTunes--and \u003ci\u003eHuracán\u003c\/i\u003e. Sofía likes to travel the world, but she loves coming home to her husband, three children, two dogs, and cat. She writes her best surrounded and inspired by their joyous chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow her on Facebook and Twitter or visit www.sofiasegovia.com for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50586138575122,"sku":"9781542040501","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f2ccff2-1db8-409a-80b0-a6e3ee5152a9.jpg?v=1732041931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-murmur-of-bees-9781542040501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}