The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

This book should be read by all. It was hard for me to put it down but it was fun to pick back up. It is a novel about two sisters who endeavored to change the way their generation looked at slavery and women.




It is set in Charleston, South Carolina, where these two sisters really lived and grew up when slavery was de rigueur. You may know them ... Sarah and Angelina Grimke.




You will vicariously grow up with them as well as Sarah's personal maid which she was given on her birthday. Her maid was called Hetty, or Handful by her Mauma, (and yes I spelled that correctly). As these girls mature they are the generation that realizes that slavery should be stopped within their parents world where slavery is the norm and expected.




How will these young women challenge the system in order to right a terrible wrong?


At the end of the book the author goes into more detail about the true dealings these women went through and I am sure you will be enlightened by their true stories put into a historical fiction. I wanted to read on but alas must go to the library or the internet to look up more about these sisters who gave up so much for their cause.


I can thank my neighborhood Book Club leader who picked this one out for our group to read.