The Murmur of Bees by Sophie's Segovia

An abandoned baby whose face is covered with bees and is disfigured is found and adopted by caring couple in a small Mexican town. The boy, who is always followed by a swarm of bees is able to see the beautiful and the threats in the future, against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, this novel captures both the fate of a country and the flux and the destiny of one family.