The Invention of Wings
(Paperback Addition)
Sue Monk Kidd
Rating and Recommendations
Rating: 5+ teacups
Recommendation: Yes, Yes, Yes
Book Club Worthy: Yes, On my own book club schedule.
Review
A poignant tale that takes inspiration from the life of
Sarah Grimké from history, which is “gifted’ a slave in the year 1803. This
birthday present will haunt her all her life as she tries to set her free from
the time she is eleven years old.
The novel is hard to read at times as the subject can be
heartrending, but the story is necessary to the times and is necessary read in
my opinion.
The plot is beautifully written from both girls viewpoints
as they grow and struggle with the life and roles that are being forced upon
each of them.
The themes of abolition, loss, and women’s rights play throughout
the book. I felt I was along for the ride with Hetty and Sarah as they told
their stories. Kidd writes such a moving novel that it reads very fast because
you want to see what happens to Angelina (Sarah’s sister), Hetty, and Sarah.
Is this book for you?
You like history, want to learn more about women’s rights,
slavery, slaves, and abolition.
Disclosures
*I would like to thank Harlequin Presents by Harlequin via NetGALLEY for giving me an unreleased copy for an honest and fair review.
* If you buy this book through the above link money is generated, however, donated to the non-profit American Association of University Women (AAUW).
www.auww.org
AAUW works empowering women, since 1881, standing up for causes in the areas of educational, social, economic and political issues especially important to women. Marie Currie was one of the first beneficiaries of the group that would become AAUW receiving monetary help to attend college. I am a proud member and believe that the profit from books seems a fitting donation.
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