The Honey Farm

Harriet Alida Lye

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ISBN: 9781771086103

The Honey Farm

  Author:   Harriet Alida Lye    
  Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing

Vintage Margaret Atwood meets Patricia Highsmith in this slyly seductive debut set on an eerily beautiful farm teeming with secrets.

The drought has discontented the bees. Soil dries into sand; honeycomb stiffens into wax. But Cynthia knows how to breathe life back into her farm: offer it as an artists’ colony with free room, board, and “life experience” in exchange for backbreaking labour. Silvia, a wide-eyed graduate and would-be poet, and Ibrahim, a painter distracted by constant inspiration, are drawn to Cynthia’s offer, and soon, to each other.

But something lies beneath the surface. The edenic farm is plagued by events that strike Silvia as ominous: taps run red, scalps itch with lice, frogs swarm the pond. One by one, the other residents leave. As summer tenses into autumn, Cynthia’s shadowed past is revealed and Silvia becomes increasingly paralyzed by doubt. Building to a shocking conclusion, The Honey Farm announces the arrival of a bold new voice and offers a thrilling portrait of creation and possession in the natural world.

Details and Specs
ISBN associated with this title: 9781771086103
Item NB1313
PublisherNimbus Publishing
PublisherNimbus Publishing
Published on April 9 2018
Language eng
Pages 328
Format Paperback
Dimensions9.25(in) x 6.13(in)
Shipping weight527(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE
Harriet Alida Lye is the author of three books for grown-ups but this is her first for kids, and she's excited to be able to read her work to her children, Arlo and Lucy. Her favourite food is apples–she has only eaten a snail one time, and never, ever a slug. She has lived in Paris (where she met Rosa), Halifax, Amsterdam, and New York, and she now lives in Toronto, Canada.

Quick Quotes

"An aura of mystery, faintly tinged with menace, permeates Canadian author Lye's sensuous debut novel." —Publishers Weekly (US)
  

"Each lyrical line feels like a gift left at the reader's altar. A honey-mouthed debut ruminating on creation, possession, and faith." —Kirkus Reviews
  

"With a strong command of tone and a haunting sense of atmosphere, Lye's first novel will transfix readers. At times lyrical, biblical, and otherworldly, The Honey Farm is a suspenseful and well-crafted story." —Booklist