Louis) doctoral study, Cornell UniversityĮlizabeth Graver is the author Awake, The Honey Thief, and Unravelling. Education-B.A., Wesleyan University M.F.A., Washington.A haunting novel of memory and desire, The Honey Thief reveals the healing power of friendship and the ineradicable bonds of mother and child. It is only when Eva meets a reclusive beekeeper that she-and her mother-can find their way back to each other, and can begin life with renewed promise. There, she hopes, they can have the normal life she longs for.īut Miriam is bound by a past she is trying to forget, and tensions escalate. The summer that eleven-year-old Eva is caught shoplifting (for the fourth time), her mother, Miriam, decides the only solution is to move out of the city to a quiet town in upstate New York. Now, in her second novel, she proves herself to be a major voice in American fiction. Summary | Author | Book Reviews | Discussion QuestionsĮlizabeth Graver's first novel, Unravelling, was hailed on publication as "exceptional" ( New York Times Book Review), "a pleasure" ( New Yorker), and "exquisitely poignant and sensual" ( Boston Globe).
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