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Kidd, Sue Monk.
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Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873 -- Fiction.
Antislavery movements -- Fiction.
Feminists -- Fiction.
Slaves -- Fiction.
Women's rights -- Fiction.
South Carolina -- Fiction.
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Kidd, Sue Monk.
Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873 -- Fiction.
Antislavery movements -- Fiction.
Feminists -- Fiction.
Slaves -- Fiction.
Women's rights -- Fiction.
South Carolina -- Fiction.
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The
invention
of
wings
: a
novel
/ Sue Monk Kidd.
by
Kidd, Sue Monk.
Viking, c2014.
Call #:
FICTION KID
Subjects
Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873 -- Fiction.
Antislavery movements -- Fiction.
Feminists -- Fiction.
Slaves -- Fiction.
Women's rights -- Fiction.
South Carolina -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780670024780 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
373 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"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."--Publisher.
Genre:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Feminist fiction.
Holds:
5
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Fiction
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