{"product_id":"the-bees","title":"The Bees","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"144\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eThe Bees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"93\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"104\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLaline Paull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"225\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eA powerful and imaginative novel set within the complex world of a beehive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"536\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"237\"\u003eThe Bees\u003c\/em\u003e follows Flora 717, a sanitation worker bee born into the lowest class of her hive. 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