The invention of wings / Sue Monk Kidd.

Author/creator Kidd, Sue Monk
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Viking, 2014.
Description373 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesOprah's book club
Abstract "The story follows Hetty "Handful" Grimke, a Charleston slave, and Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family. The novel begins on Sarah's eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership over Handful, who is to be her handmaid. "The Invention of Wings" follows the next thirty-five years of their lives. Inspired in part by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke (a feminist, suffragist and, importantly, an abolitionist), Kidd allows herself to go beyond the record to flesh out the inner lives of all the characters, both real and imagined"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 369).
Study program note Accelerated Reader
Study program note Accelerated Reader AR
Awards noteOprah Book Club Section
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
LCCN 2013028185
ISBN9780670024780 (hardback)
ISBN0670024783 (hardback)
ISBN9780525426806 (paperback)
ISBN0525426809 (paperback)
Stock numberPenguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074