The invention of wings / Sue Monk Kidd.

"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
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2014.
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Physical Description:373 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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