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The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

A Novel

by Paul Murray
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  • Aug 15, 2023, 656 pages
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  • Jun 2024, 656 pages
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Imelda did not listen to the news. She didn't want to hear a whole load of blather about global this and economic that. When it came to the failing business, she knew where to put the blame.

Excerpted from The Bee Sting by Victoria Christopher Murray. Copyright © 2023 by Victoria Christopher Murray. Excerpted by permission of Farrar, Straus & Giroux. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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