Book Review and Giveaway!

The Whispered Dance of Bees by Carol Warburton is is such a beautiful historical tale told from the perspective of two women---Arabelle and her daughter Alyce. It's unique in the way it's told with superstitions of the time period and a little bit of mystical aspects. But it's definitely a book you will think about long after you've turned the last page.

This story is so hard to describe. It's really the journey of Alyce's birth and life and how certain people and events connect to her future and ground her in the past. The first part of the book draws in the reader with danger and intrigue as we get to know what happened when Alyce was born. Then as Alyce grows into a young woman, we see things from her point of view. The author does a wonderful job in bringing the time period to life and has obviously done her research. I do want to mention that though the book is billed as a romance, it really isn't one. There is romance, but it doesn't happen until the last third of the book, but it's still sweet and our hero is worthy of Alyce. This is definitely more of a women's fiction than a romance. What stood out most to me, however, was Alyce's heart and compassion and how her journey through life, though a bit sad, had some powerful themes and strong women to recommend it.

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Here's the back copy:

Had fate and nature not conspired, Alyce Redgrave would have been a child of wealth and privilege. But the night of her birth was shadowed by an eerie Devils Moon and her christening day marred by a fierce hailstorm—ill omens that led the superstitious peasants to seek Alyce's life. Desperate to save her infant daughter, Alyce's mother flees with her baby, finding shelter and goodwill at the isolated farm of strangers . . .

There, Alyce's life is filled with secrets, unanswered questions, and a sense of foreboding. Her worst fears are realized when she narrowly escapes the clutches of a murderer by fleeing into the forest. Fate steps in once more to change the course of her life when Alyce is found and taken in by Elspeth, a wise woman with the uncanny ability to commune with nature. Trained by Elspeth in the art of healing, Alyce remains haunted by the puzzle of her past until she discovers her mother's lost pendant. With the help of this object and the aid of the enchanting William Pascoe, Alyce finally holds the key to who she once was and who she will become.

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