May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. Beautiful and brave.' Domenica Ruta, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You: A Memoir You may also be interested in.An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. But The Honey Bus is so much more - a memoir of aching loneliness, reckoning and redemption. 'If Meredith May's book was simply an ethology of bees I would devour every word her prose is tender, thoughtful and transporting. If you've ever been stung by a bee you will instantly forget the venom and remember forever the sweetness and redemption bees offer in this extraordinary book.' Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of How To Be A Good Creature and The Soul of an Octopus I'm recommending it to everyone I know.' Stacey O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Wesley the Owl It's the kind of book that stays with you long after you've finished it - a rare treasure - and you don't have to be a bee lover to be deeply moved by May's wonderful story. It beautifully illustrates how nature - even honeybees - can teach and heal us, if only we open our minds and hearts. 'Filled with hope, grace, beauty, and wisdom, this book is like warm honey in the sunshine. a wise, touching, beautiful reminiscence - and a cry for help for nature's wonder workers.' SAGA Magazine

'A book of revelations, clear-eyed, eloquent and so touching. The Honey Bus is all these things and more - so if you've ever been a lonely child, or want the world to become a kinder place, here is your book.' Laline Paull, author of The Bees

An innocent child's hard won journey to adulthood - clear eyed, often very funny, and agonisingly compassionate. 'The wounded feminine, the missing masculine, healed by a relationship with honeybees. 'Sweet, tender, and with the kind of clear-eyed honesty that comes from a compassionate soul.' Sunday Express

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