The invention of wings

"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 thei...

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Main Author: Kidd, Sue Monk
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2014.
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