<p>A riveting, brilliantly written debut novel, <em>The Death of Bees</em> is a coming-of-age story in which two young sisters attempt to hold the world at bay after the mysterious death of their parents.</p><p>Marnie and Nelly, left on their own in Glasgow's Hazlehurst housing estate, attempt to avoid suspicion until Marnie can become a legal guardian for her younger sister.</p><p>Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, and told in alternating voices, <em>The Death of Bees </em><em>by Lisa O’Donnell </em><em>is</em> an enchanting, grimly comic tale of lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for each other.</p>