by Sue Monk Kidd · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780143126775
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«The Invention of Wings» is the historical novel by Sue Monk Kidd, published by Penguin in paperback (466 pages, in English).
In Charleston at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Sarah Grimké, from a well-to-do family, receives as an eleventh birthday gift Hetty 'Handful' Grimké, an enslaved girl. Over thirty-five years, the novel interweaves their lives: guilt, defiance, unsettling love, and Sarah's slow awakening to abolitionism and women's rights.
Novel inspired by the historical figure of Sarah Grimké, abolitionist and suffragist. Winner of the Florida Book Award 2014 and nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for historical fiction.
For book clubs and those who enjoy historical fiction about the American South, slavery, and the origins of feminism.
Sue Monk Kidd is an American writer from Sylvester, Georgia. She is best known for her historical novels, which frequently deal with themes of race, feminism, and religion and include The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings.
