The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / Historical / Waite, Olivia
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / Historical / Waite, Olivia	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"When Agatha Griffin finds a colony of bees in her warehouse, it's the not-so-perfect ending to a not-so-perfect week. Busy trying to keep her printing business afloat amidst rising taxes and the suppression of radical printers like her son, the last thing the widow wants is to be the victim of a thousand bees. But when a beautiful beekeeper arrives to take care of the pests, Agatha may be in danger of being stung by something far more dangerous...Penelope Flood exists between two worlds in her small seaside town, the society of rich landowners and the tradesfolk. Soon, tensions boil over when the formerly exiled Queen arrives on England's shores--and when Penelope's long-absent husband returns to Melliton, she once again finds herself torn, between her burgeoning love for Agatha and her loyalty to the man who once gave her refuge. As Penelope finally discovers her true place, Agatha must learn to accept the changing world in front of her. But will these longing hearts settle for a safe but stale existence or will they learn to fight for the future they most desire?"--Provided by publisher.

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Bees. submitted by tcramer318 on June 15, 2023, 2:01pm The publisher's summary and the cover art don't do justice to the actual story in the book. Set against the political and social upheaval of England in the 1820s, two women meet over a bee swarm in a publishing warehouse , develop a friendship over time, and have to navigate whether and how it would possibly be safe to act on their feelings. This book includes a son who wants to use his publishing company as a means to champion free speech and dissent against the government, some serious discussions on how financially trapped a woman of the time would be in an unhappy marriage, and more bee stuff. The relationship holds up for me because we understand why the two characters like each other, and that's way more than one can say about a lot of heterosexual romance novels. I'm glad that something like this exists, and exists under the imprint of a major publisher. Bees.