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Front Matter and Chapters 1 and 2

· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Picoult, Jodi, and Jennifer Finney Boylan. Mad Honey. Ballantine, 2022.

· Note that chapters in this novel, with the exception of the Epilogue, with either Olivia or Lily and a number (e.g., “Olivia 1”).

· Following the title and copyright pages, dedications, and an epigraph, the novel begins with Olivia 1, opening with a brief reminiscence by Olivia about her hopes for the child she once carried.

· How Olivia’s hopes were subverted and realigned in the birth of her child, Asher, is noted.

· The next section of the chapter pivots to a discussion of Olivia’s craft and a discourse on her family history.

· The early course of Olivia’s relationship with Braden is glossed, along with more of Olivia’s family history and her early apiary work.

· Olivia rehearses the funeral rites...

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