I'm like about more than half way done with the book The Secret Life of Bees. The story took place in South Carolina in 1964, where racism is a huge problem. Lily's mom died when she was still very young, so she now lives with her dad and Rosaleen. Rosaleen is African American but Lily is simply white. One day, Rosaleen went to the town to vote, on the way she insulted three racists. Because of her skin color, Rosaleen was sent to jail. Lily got punished for going with Rosaleen at home by her dad, so she decided to run away and also find her mom. Lily helped Rosaleen escape and so they went to Tiburon; where Lily's mom lived before. They were taken in by three bee keepers. There, Lily entered a world honey, bees and her secret life. This book reminds me of the book The Joy Luck Club. Both of the book focus on the relationship between mother and daughter. The relationship was never perfect in any of the two books. In the Joy Luck Club, the mom and the child often have hard time understanding each other. In this book, however, Lily is searching for this mother and daughter relationship.