The Smokers written by Fiona Harper Debs is nineteen. She’s been let down by everyone in her life and recently things have gone from bad to worse. When Debs signs up to learn beekeeping as a last-ditch attempt to get her life back on track, she meets Yeganeh, an Iranian refugee who is also disillusioned and struggling to find her place in a new country. As Debs becomes more skilled and confident under Yeganeh’s expert watch, an unlikely friendship develops between the two women.

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