The invention of wings
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Viking, 2014.
Physical Desc
369 pages ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION KIDD 2014
1 available
FICTION KIDD 2014
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Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION KIDD 2014
1 available
FICTION KIDD 2014
1 available
Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION KIDD 2014
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FICTION KIDD 2014
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KIDD 2014 | On Shelf |
Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KIDD 2014 | On Shelf |
Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KIDD 2014 | On Shelf |
South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KIDD 2014 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Viking, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.3, 19 Points
Level 6.3, 19 Points
Notes
General Note
"A novel'-- cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
On Sarah Grimke's eleventh birthday, she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, a Charleston slave, who is to be her handmaid. Follow their journey over the next thirty-five years as both 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.
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From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent novel about two unforgettable American women. 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 desire to have a voice in the world - and it is now the newest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. Hetty "Handful" Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke'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. Kidd's sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah's eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their remarkable journeys over the next thirty five years, as both 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. As the stories build to a riveting climax, Handful will endure loss and sorrow, finding courage and a sense of self in the process. 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. Inspired by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke, Kidd goes beyond the record to flesh out the rich interior lives of all of her characters, both real and invented, including Handful's cunning mother, Charlotte, who courts danger in her search for something better. This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will leave no reader unmoved.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kidd, S. M. (2014). The invention of wings . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. 2014. The Invention of Wings. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. The Invention of Wings Viking, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. The Invention of Wings Viking, 2014.
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