Hazel B

“I wanted to set forth the idea that among profound, unspeakable loss, humans can still find love and light—and see one another.”
― Christy Lefteri, The Beekeeper of Aleppo

“But when she was sad my world was dark. I didn’t have a choice about this. She was more powerful than I. She cried like a child, laughed like bells ringing, and her smile was the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. She could argue for hours without ever pausing. Afra loved, she hated, and she inhaled the world like it was a rose. All this was why I loved her more than life.”
― Christy Lefteri, The Beekeeper of Aleppo

“Yuanfen, a mysterious force that causes two lives to cross paths in a meaningful way.”
― Christy Lefteri, The Beekeeper of Aleppo

“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers there is new life and hope.”
― Christy Lefteri, The Beekeeper of Aleppo