Download or read book Day of the Bees written by Thomas Sanchez and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2001-07-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Day of the Bees celebrates passion and creativity as it explores the links between love and violence, art and war, and reveals the sacrifices made for love—of person and country. An American art historian is seeking to discover why the famous painter Zermano abandoned his beautiful muse Louise during World War II. Visiting Louise's cottage in Provence after her death, the scholar finds letters that carry across a panoramic landscape of fifty years and piece together a tempestuous affair with tragic conclusions.