The Hive
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3.5 • 28 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
It's the start of another school year at St Ambrose. But while the children are in the classroom colouring in, their mothers are learning sharper lessons on the other side of the school gates. Lessons in friendship. Lessons in betrayal. Lessons in the laws of community, the transience of power... and how to get invited to lunch.
Beatrice - undisputed queen bee. Ruler, by Divine Right, of all school fund-raising, this year, last year and, surely, for many years to come.
Heather - desperate to volunteer, desperate to be noticed, desperate just to belong.
Georgie - desperate for a fag.
And Rachel - watching them all, keeping her distance. But soon to discover that the line between amused observer and miserable outcast is a thin one.
Wickedly funny and brilliantly observed, The Hive is a fascinating and subtle story about group politics and female friendship. From the joys and perils (well, mainly perils) of the Lunch Ladder, to the military operation that is the Car Boot Sale, via the dos and don'ts of dressing your child as a Dalek, all human life is here.
Customer Reviews
Didn't want it to end!!
Brilliant! Devoured this book in a couple of days. Really enjoyed the style of writing. Loved the characters and found myself getting emotionally involved....always the sign of a great read.This is the first novel from Gill Hornby....I hope she's writing the next because I can't wait!
Great read and strikes a chord!
Whilst a little scatty and difficult to follow in places, this is a great read and a set of scenarios that will be familiar to any woman regardless of whether they have children in school!
You will be left wondering "which one am I?"... And certainly won't want to add a smiley face at the end of the sentence!