Set on a Greek island, this unusual book describes the attempts of a bee keeper to create the perfect honey using a secret recipe that everyone wants to get hold of. He gives lodgings to a young woman and her daughter, and lives a life incarcerated in 'four walls'. I read it on the train and found it so gripping that I scarcely noticed the journey. Themes of jealousy, incest, imprisonment and murder dominate this fascinating book.
