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A beautiful murmur

The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia

October 24, 2019 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

I bought this book, put it on my kindle, and then forgot about it.  I don’t know why I bought it–I’m sure it was someone’s recommendation, or a list of new books somewhere.  One day I found it again and started reading, having no idea what the book was about. This book was enchanting. Set in early 20th century Mexico, this is the meandering story of the Morales family and their adopted son Simonopio, who was found by old Nana Reja under a bridge, with […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, magical realism, mexico, sofia segovia, the murmur of bees, translated

Fiat.Luxury's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Fiction, magical realism, mexico, sofia segovia, the murmur of bees, translated ·
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