{"product_id":"the-keeper-of-the-bees-paperback","title":"The Keeper of The Bees - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2021 Reprint of the 1925 Illustrated Edition. Illustrated by Gordon \u003cstrong\u003eGrant. \u003c\/strong\u003e Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Porter's novel recounts the life of James Lewis MacFarlane, a young WWI veteran who escapes from a military hospital to avoid being sent to a tubercular isolation camp and who eventually finds himself at work aiding a beekeeper. It is there that he finds the courage to recover from his wounds, and for his efforts is rewarded with adventure, happiness, and love. It is also a story of the restorative power and beauty of nature, a dominant theme in Porter's work. There have been several adaptations of this novel to film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374132003039,"sku":"9781684224951","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GDkuaMrRAn9781684224951.webp?v=1789171990","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-keeper-of-the-bees-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}