The Murmur of Bees : A Novel - Sofia Segovia

The Murmur of Bees

A Novel

By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni (Translator)

Paperback | 16 April 2019

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From 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.

From 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.

Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, The Murmur of Bees 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.

Industry Reviews
"The book's publication in the United States by Amazon Crossing announces a writer whose absorbing yet accessible prose and gift for sprinkling the mystical into a deeply human narrative is sure to draw comparisons to Latin American greats, such as Isabel Allende." -The Washington Post

"Sofia Segovia is already a famed author in Mexico, and with The Murmur of Bees she's poised to become an international favorite too." -POPSUGAR

"A unique and deftly penned novel by an author with a genuine flair for the kind of narrative storytelling that holds the readers rapt attention from beginning to end, The Murmur of Bees is unreservedly recommended." -Midwest Book Review

"Acclaimed Mexican author Segovia's first work translated into English is a gorgeous novel of family, friendship, land, and murderous envy, a tale reminiscent of Isabel Allende's early tales...With the help of a gifted translator, Segovia skillfully envelops readers, fully engaging their senses and imagination in this wonderful novel." -Booklist

"The Murmur of Bees is unpredictable and heart-rending, a novel both grand in scope, capturing the fate of a country in flux, and deeply personal, with its intimate portrait of a family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable." -Brooklyn Digest

"Ms. Segovia combines a subtly magical atmosphere and unique, yet believable characters with kinetic narration to craft a story with broad appeal." -San Francisco Book Review

"This is an incredible book by a great writer. I encourage everyone to run to obtain a copy. I await other books by this author." -Historical Novel Society

"A magical-realism romp from Mexico, Sofia Segovia's The Murmur of Bees-her first novel translated into English-offers a dizzying swirl of history, family lore, tragedy, redemption, and, of course, magic." -Washington Independent Review of Books

"The Murmur of Bees by Mexican writer Sofia Segovia is the rare novel in historical fiction, realistically framed within historical events-the Mexican Revolution, the Spanish flu-and, at the same time, filled with preternatural circumstances and fantastic characters that have earned Segovia comparisons with magical realism writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende. It is universal at heart but also deeply imbedded in its setting." -Historical Novel Society

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