The Book of Longings A Novel

Sue Monk Kidd's debut novel,  The Secret Life of Bees, spent more than one hundred weeks on the  New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than six million copies in the United States, was turned into both an award-winning major motion picture and a musical, and has been translated into thirty-six languages. Her second novel,  The Mermaid Chair, was a number one  New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a television movie. Her third novel,  The Invention of Wings, an Oprah's Book Club 2.0 pick, was also a number one  New York Times bestseller. She is the author of several acclaimed memoirs, including The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, her groundbreaking work on religion and feminism, as well as the  New York Times bestseller  Traveling with Pomegranates, written with her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor. She lives in North Carolina.