The Honey Farm, Harriet Alida Lye
The Honey Farm, Harriet Alida Lye
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The Honey Farm
A Novel

Author: Harriet Alida Lye

Narrator: Amy Landon

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/29/2018

Synopsis

The drought has discontented the bees. Soil dries into sand; honeycomb stiffens into wax. But Cynthia knows how to breathe life back into her farm: offer it as an artists' colony with free room, board, and "life experience" in exchange for backbreaking labor. Silvia, a wide-eyed graduate and would-be poet, and Ibrahim, a painter distracted by constant inspiration, are drawn to Cynthia's offer, and soon, to each other.

But something lies beneath the surface. The Edenic farm is plagued by events that strike Silvia as ominous: taps run red, scalps itch with lice, frogs swarm the pond. One by one, the other residents leave. As summer tenses into autumn, Cynthia's shadowed past is revealed and Silvia becomes increasingly paralyzed by doubt. Building to a shocking conclusion, The Honey Farm announces the arrival of a bold new voice and offers a thrilling portrait of creation and possession in the natural world.

About Harriet Alida Lye

Harriet Alida Lye's writing has been published by VICE, Hazlitt, the Guardian, and more. She lived in Paris for many years, was a writer-in-residence at Shakespeare & Company, and currently works at a museum in Toronto.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda - on April 21, 2018

*[URL not allowed] 3.5 stars The Honey Farm, penned by Canadian debut novelist Harriet Alida Lye, is a lyrical story with a strong line of mystery. With a shroud of unsettling menace underpinning the novel throughout, The Honey Farm explores the art of beekeeping, love, obsession a......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on April 18, 2018

Where this novel shines is in the clever characterisation and foreshadowing. Cynthia, the owner of the bee farm, is clearly intense, yet I veered from thinking she was up to something to thinking she was simply acting normal for a farmer who is used to living alone. Her farm assistant, Hartford, wa......more

Goodreads review by Lydia on August 31, 2018

I really enjoyed this book. Cynthia the owner of The Honey Farm, decides that she can get people to work for free by advertising for artist and writers to come to her farm to learn about bees and honey making. They will not get paid but will have free room and board and cooked meals. In there spare......more

Goodreads review by Gaby on May 31, 2018

This book made me so cranky. Well, not the book exactly, but the ending. It just finishes, with absolutely no resolution - I actually called out a very loud Nooooooo when I found there was no page 327. This novel has much to offer: lyrical descriptions of the seasons and the landscape; well developed......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on May 14, 2020

The Honey Farm is atmospheric and immediately creates a subtle, creeping sense of dread. I was fully immersed in the world and lives of the characters, and I absolutely needed to know how the book would end. The ending was a tad too abrupt in my opinion, although upon reflection, it really is one of......more

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