Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan's writing is on point in this novel about young love and new beginnings. The story is set in the picturesque town of Adams, New Hampshire. Olivia moves back to Adams to take over her father's beekeeping business after his death. Divorced, her son Asher lives with her and rarely sees his dad. Lily and Asher are high school students. Lily is the new girl in class. Lily has a deep dark secret. Can she trust Asher with it? Lily ends up dead and Asher is arrested for her death. Did he do it? Is Lily's secret revealed?
This book brings to light complicated relationships: divorce, abuse, re-marriage, other children. The story is suspenseful. There is a lot of interesting information about beekeeping. Most of all, it's a story of unconditional love.
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