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

An affecting story of human triumph.' - New York Times Book Review, '. Expect astonishment, for this is a work inspiring in depth and style a work that alters perceptions.' - Bookslut, '. Prepare yourself for Cleave's poignancy, his control, and the pathos he so effortlessly evinces. Resist opening it until you are ready to start reading, for once you begin you'll find yourself unable to stop. makes the reader think about political issues and care about his characters.' - USA Today, '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, 'The charge, then: buy this book. What unfolds between them.is both surprising and inevitable, thoroughly satisfying if also heart-rending.'- Washington Post, 'Cleave is a nerves-of-steel storyteller of stealthy power, and this is a novel as resplendent and menacing as life itself.'-Booklist(starred review), 'Cleave has a Zola-esque ability to write big and deeply. Little Bee is a harrowing and heartening marvel of a novel.' - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, '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, 'An ambitious and fearless gallop from the jungles of Africa via a shocking encounter on a Nigerian beach to the media offices of London and domesticity in leafy suburbia.Cleave immerses the reader in the worlds of his characters with an unshakable confidence.' -The Guardian(UK), ' 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. Cleave paces the story beautifully, lacing it with wit, compassion, and, even at the darkest moments, a searing ray of hope.'-Boston Globe, '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 by chris cleave