What does the sentence,"This had been the thing they'd been waiting for half their lives without even realizing it. " (194) in the book The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.

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Giovanna Ellis

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10 August, 08:16

What does the sentence,"This had been the thing they'd been waiting for half their lives without even realizing it. " (194) in the book The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.

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Neveah Rollins · Answer 1

In The Secret Life of Bees, May's sister commited suicide. The line "This had been the thing they'd been waiting for half their lives without even realizing it" refers to June and August, because they subconsciously expected May to follow her sister's footsteps and commit suicide as well.