The invention of wings

The Invention of Wings is a fictionalized biographical account of the Grimke sisters as they become trailblazers in the abolition movement and early leaders in the fight for women's rights.

I decided to read The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd after it popped up on Goodreads as a "mover & shaker." I of course had heard of The Secret Life of Bees, and The Mermaid Chair, but this book would end up being my first by Kidd, although probably not my last. The Situation: At eleven years old, Sarah Grimke would be given her very own slave. It is 1803 in Charleston, South Carolina, and Sarah lives with her plantation owning family and their many slaves. The one assigned to her is…

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The book builds on the true story of an abolitionist and the young “slave” she is given, against her wishes, for her birthday.

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This powerful story about the relationship between Sarah Grimk and her household slave, Hetty.

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Sue Monk Kidd, three-time novelist discusses her writing process, including for her debut novel "The Secret Life of Bees," which was published in 2002.

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204 pages : 20 cm

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd on BookBub. From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees and the forthcoming novel The Book of Longings, a novel about two unforgettable American women.Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a...

The author of the latest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection sounds off on her process for writing The Invention of Wings.

A former child soldier explores the world he left behind.

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Carol Ezell-Gilson says it's time for Charleston to reclaim the Grimke sisters.

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