Quotes by Susan Wiggs, The Beekeeper's Ball

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“Lately, she'd been waking up early every day, too excited to sleep. She was working on the biggest project she'd ever dared to undertake- transforming her family home into a destination cooking sch...”
— Susan Wiggs, The Beekeeper's Ball
bella-vista cooking-school dream isabel-johansen

“Life could be very distracting, thought Isabel. And that was a good thing. It kept her from focusing on things that couldn't be changed, such as the fact that she'd never finished culinary school, ...”
— Susan Wiggs, The Beekeeper's Ball
cooking dream isabel-johansen talent

“This time of year, the purple blooms were busy with life- not just the bees, but butterflies and ladybugs, skippers and emerald-toned beetles, flitting hummingbirds and sapphire dragonflies. The su...”
— Susan Wiggs, The Beekeeper's Ball
bees bubbie butterflies eva-johansen

“The garden flourished that summer because Magnus's mother was determined to feed her family despite the depredations of the distant war. In the fall, there were beans and tomatoes and pickles to ca...”
— Susan Wiggs, The Beekeeper's Ball
1941 bees canned-goods garden

“Servers moved among the guests with trays of hors d'oeuvres and the signature cocktail, champagne with a honey infused liqueur and a delicate spiral twist of lemon.The banquet was bursting with col...”
— Susan Wiggs, The Beekeeper's Ball
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