Liquid Gold - by Roger Morgan-Grenville (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Two men decide to become beekeepers, learning about nature and about themselves in the process<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>After a chance meeting in the pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their enthusiasm matched only by their ignorance, they are pitched into an arcane world of unexpected challenges. </p> <p>Coping with many setbacks along the way, they manage to create a colony of beehives, finishing two years later with more honey than anyone knows what to do with. By standing back from their normal lives and working with the cycle of the seasons, they emerge with a new-found understanding of nature and a respect for the honeybee and the threats it faces.</p> <p>Wryly humorous and surprisingly moving, <i>Liquid Gold</i> is the story of a friendship between two unlikely men at very different stages of their lives. It is also an uplifting account of the author's own midlife journey: coming to terms with an empty nest, getting older, looking for something new. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'[B]oth humorous and emotionally affecting... Morgan-Grenville's wry and thoughtful tale demonstrates why an item many take for granted should, in fact, be regarded as liquid gold.'--Publishers Weekly "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>'Beekeeping builds from lark to revelation in this carefully observed story of midlife friendship. Filled with humor and surprising insight, Liquid Gold is as richly rewarding as its namesake. Highly recommended.'--Thor Hanson, author of Buzz "Thor Hanson, author of Buzz"<br><br>'Liquid Gold is a book that ignites joy and warmth through a layered and honest appraisal of bee-keeping. Roger Morgan-Grenville deftly brings to the fore the fascinating life of bees but he also presents in touching and amusing anecdotes the mind-bending complexities and frustrations of getting honey from them. But like any well-told story from time immemorial, he weaves throughout a silken thread, a personal narrative that is at once self-effacing, honest and very human. In this book you will not only meet the wonder of bees but the human behind the words.'--Mary Colwell "Mary Colwell, author of Curlew Moon"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Roger Morgan-Grenville</b> was a soldier in the British Army Royal Green Jackets from 1978 to 1986. After leaving the army he ran a small company importing kitchenware. In 2007-08, he helped to set up the charity Help for Heroes.
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