Its a story told by two women: Hetty, a slave, seeks. The plot contains sexual situations and graphic violence. Sue Monk Kidd, the author of the best-selling The Secret Life of Bees, takes on both slavery and feminism in her novel The Invention of Wings. This story follows Hetty, a young slave, and Sarah, from a wealthy family, starting on Sarah's 11th birthday, when she is given ownership of Hetty, through the next 35 years of their lives. The Invention of Wings is a historical novel by Sue Monk Kidd that details a story of two struggles for freedom: the battle of Handful to find the wings her mother promised and the equally intense quest of Sarah to liberate her mind and spirit. Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the. Sarah will experience crushed hopes, betrayal, unrequited love, and ostracism before leaving Charleston to find her place alongside her fearless younger sister, Angelina, as one of the early pioneers in the abolition and women's rights movements. From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees and the forthcoming novel The Book of Longings, an inspiring holiday read about two unforgettable American women. As the stories build to a riveting climax, Handful will endure loss and sorrow, finding courage and a sense of self in the process. Over the next thirty-five years, both women strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other's destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love. On Sarah's eleventh birthday, she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid.

The Grimké's daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 4.2 (549) Paperback (Reprint) 13.99 17.00 Save 18 Hardcover 27.95 Paperback 13.99 Audiobook 0.00 Large Print 17.00 NOOK Book 13. Hetty 'Handful' Grimké, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimké household.