Kidd, an exquisite and masterful writer, explores these difficult topics and complex ideas and does so unflinchingly — yet somehow leaves us feeling uplifted and hopeful.” —NPR Books “Masterly The Invention of Wings is a story about empowering women to change the world With historical bedrock as her foundation for a compelling narrative, Kidd serves up a remarkable novel about finding your Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. A historical novel, The Invention of Wings (), by Sue Monk Kidd, traces the intersecting lives of the abolitionist sisters, Sarah and Angelina Grimké, and Sarah’s slave, Hetty Handful Grimké. Spanning 35 years and set primarily in Charleston, South Carolina in the s, the novel begins on Sarah’s 11th birthday, when Handful is given to her as a birthday present. · The Invention of Wings. by. Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · , ratings · 24, reviews. Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world—and it is now the newest Oprah’s Book Club selection/5.
The Invention of Wings. From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees and the forthcoming novel The Book of Longings, an inspiring holiday read about two unforgettable American women. Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire. The day life turned into nothing this world could fix, I was in the work yard boiling slave bedding, stoking fire under the wash pot, my eyes burning from specks of lye soap catching on the wind. The morning was a cold one—the sun looked like a little white button stitched tight to the sky. Title: The Invention of Wings By: Sue Monk Kidd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Vendor: Penguin Random House Publication Date: Dimensions: X (inches) Weight: 9 ounces ISBN: ISBN Stock No: WW
A historical novel, The Invention of Wings (), by Sue Monk Kidd, traces the intersecting lives of the abolitionist sisters, Sarah and Angelina Grimké, and Sarah’s slave, Hetty Handful Grimké. Spanning 35 years and set primarily in Charleston, South Carolina in the s, the novel begins on Sarah’s 11th birthday, when Handful is given to her as a birthday present. The Invention of Wings, a powerful and sweeping historical novel by Sue Monk Kidd, begins, fittingly, with an image of flight: Hetty “Handful”, who has grown up as a slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, recalls the night her mother told her that her ancestors in Africa could fly over trees and clouds. That day, Handful’s mother, Charlotte, gave her daughter the gift of hope— the possibility that someday she might regain her wings and fly to freedom. Are you looking to improve your knowledge of slavery in America within a non-academic setting? Sue Monk Kidd's latest novel, The Invention of Wings, offers just that with detailed depictions of the South and North during the early 19th century.
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