![]() ![]() Of course, Sarah’s parents rip up the document on the spot, but from this moment forward, Sarah and Handful’s lives are tied together. ![]() ![]() Sarah is horrified by the idea of owning a person, and her first action is to steal into her father’s library and copy a document of manumission from his law books, setting Handful free. The other is Hetty, known as Handful, the slave girl given to Sarah as a present for her 11th birthday. One is Sarah Grimke, the daughter of a wealthy planter-class, slave-owning family in Charleston, South Carolina in the early 1800s. What’s it all about? In short, The Invention of Wings is the story of two women whose lives are joined from childhood onward. ![]() On top of the quality of the writing and plot, the audiobook narration seemed to suit the characters perfectly, and I was absolutely hooked. My book group chose The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd for our August discussion book, and I was in absolute despair over how impossible it would be to find enough time to read it, when it dawned on me that I needed a new audiobook to listen to and this might be the perfect choice.Īlmost immediately, I became totally wrapped up in this beautiful and powerful story. ![]()
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