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Paperback. Pub Date :2010-2-1 Pages: 271 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Chris Cleaves Little Bee works because the unflinching. brutal story balances an outwardly political motive with rich. deep character development (and even some welcome humor). focusing narrowly . on events before broadening to reveal some larger truths Cleaves firm grasp of human nature and his unsparing disdain for injustice allow him to articulate lives as different as those of Little Bee and the less-likeable Sarah; both characters. though. are unforgettable Comparisons. between Cleave and fellow Brits Ian McEwan and John Banville are apt. The only dissent came from the San Francisco Chronicle. which took issue with the narrative voices and the rushed pace of the story. All others agreed. however. that Cleaves sophomore effort is. as the Chicago Sun-Times succinctly put it. a loud shout of talent.About ...

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It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific.

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..".[an] immensely readable and moving second novel... The character and voice of Little Bee reveal Cleave at his finest... An affecting story of human triumph." -- New York Times Book Review

"Book clubs in search of the next Kite Runner need look no further than this astonishing, flawless novel... Cleave (Incendiary) effortlessly moves between alternating viewpoints with lucid, poignant prose and the occasional lighter note. A tension-filled dramatic ending and plenty of moral dilemmas add up to a satisfying, emotional read." -- Library Journal

"Little Bee will blow you away....In restrained, diamond-hard prose, Cleave alternates between these two characters' points of view as he pulls the threads of their dark -- but often funny -- story tight. What unfolds between them...is both surprising and inevitable, thoroughly satisfying if also heart-rending." -- Washington Post

"Utterly enthralling page-turner...Novelist Cleave does a brilliant job of making both characters not only believable but memorable....These compelling voices grip the reader's heart and do not let go even after the book's hyper-tense final page. Little Bee is a harrowing and heartening marvel of a novel." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Every now and then, you come across a character in a book whose personality is so salient and whose story carries such devastating emotional force it's as if she becomes a fixed part of your consciousness. So it is with the charmingly named title character in Chris Cleave's brilliant and unforgettable Little Bee..." -- The Oregonian

"Stunning." -- People (Four Stars and a People Pick)

"Cleave has a Zola-esque ability to write big and deeply....[he] makes the reader think about political issues and care about his characters." -- USA Today

"The voice that speaks from the first page of Chris Cleave's Little Bee is one you might never have heard -- the voice of a smart, wary, heartsick immigrant scarred by the terrors of her past....Read this urgent and wryly funny novel for its insights into simple humanity, the force that can disarm fear." -- O Magazine

..".Little Bee is a loud shout of talent." -- Chicago Sun-Times

"Vividly memorable and provocative...heartwarming and heartbreaking...Cleave paces the story beautifully, lacing it with wit, compassion, and, even at the darkest moments, a searing ray of hope." -- Boston Globe

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  • PublisherSimon & Schuster
  • Publication date2010
  • ISBN 10 1416589643
  • ISBN 13 9781416589648
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages304
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