The blood of angels
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Rogers, Lola, translator.
Published
London : Peter Owen, [2014].
ISBN
9780720610048 (pbk.), 9780720610048, 0720610044
Physical Desc
221 pages ; 20 cm
Status
Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy (3rd floor)
SF SINISAL, J
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Published
London : Peter Owen, [2014].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780720610048 (pbk.), 9780720610048, 0720610044

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Translated from the Finnish.
Description
It is claimed Albert Einstein said that if bees disappear from the earth, mankind has four years left. When bee-vanishings of unprecedented scale hit the United States, Orvo, a Finnish beekeeper, knows all too well where it will lead. And when he sees the queen dead in his hives one day, it's clear the epidemic has spread to Europe, and the world is coming to an end. Orvo's special knowledge of bees just may enable him to glimpse a solution to catastrophe: he takes a desperate step onto a path where only he and the bees know the way but it propels him into conflict with his estranged, but much-loved son, a committed animal activist. A magical plunge into the myth of death and immortality, this is a tale of human blindness in the face of devastation-and the inevitable
Awards
Winner English Pen Award.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sinisalo, J., & Rogers, L. (2014). The blood of angels . Peter Owen.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sinisalo, Johanna, 1958- and Lola, Rogers. 2014. The Blood of Angels. Peter Owen.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sinisalo, Johanna, 1958- and Lola, Rogers. The Blood of Angels Peter Owen, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sinisalo, Johanna, and Lola Rogers. The Blood of Angels Peter Owen, 2014.

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