{"product_id":"the-hive-paperback-1","title":"The Hive - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A lively and hilarious tale that's pure fun. If you loved \u003cem\u003eBridget Jones's Diary\u003c\/em\u003e and you have a child in school, THE HIVE\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the book for you.\" --Maria Semple, author of \u003cem\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the start of another school year at St. Ambrose. While the children are busy in the classroom, their mothers are learning sharper lessons. Lessons in friendship. Lessons in betrayal. Lessons in the laws of community, the transience of power...and how to get invited to lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeatrice -- undisputed queen bee. Ruler, by Divine Right, of all school fundraising, this year, last year, and, surely, for many to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather -- desperate to volunteer, desperate to be noticed, desperate to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgie -- desperate for a cigarette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Rachel -- watching them all, keeping her distance. But soon to discover taht the line between amused observer and miserable outcast is a thin one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE HIVE is a wickedly funny and brilliantly observed story about female friendship, power plays, and the joys and perils (well, mainly perils) of trying to do one's part.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369609593055,"sku":"9780316234771","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/0bHoKXivv89780316234771.webp?v=1789143470","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-hive-paperback-1","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}