The Murmur of Bees
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia is a translation published by Amazon Publishing in 2019, featuring 476 pages in English. This novel presents a narrative centered around a mysterious child named Simonopio, whose arrival in a small Mexican town alters the course of a family’s history during a time of impending revolution. Abandoned and covered in bees, Simonopio is initially viewed with suspicion, yet he is embraced by the Morales family, who nurture his extraordinary abilities and visions of the future.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as family, superstition, and the impact of historical events, including the Mexican Revolution and the 1918 influenza pandemic. As Simonopio grows, his unique gifts become a source of wonder and protection for his adoptive family, revealing both the beauty and peril that lie ahead. The Murmur of Bees intricately weaves together the personal and the historical, inviting readers to reflect on the intertwining fates of individuals and their country.
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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.
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