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The invention of wings  Cover Image Book Book

The invention of wings / Sue Monk Kidd.

Kidd, Sue Monk. (Author).

Summary:

"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 their lives. Inspired in part by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke (a feminist, suffragist and, importantly, an abolitionist), Kidd allows herself to go beyond the record to flesh out the inner lives of all the characters, both real and imagined"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780670024780 (hardback)
  • Physical Description: 373 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 369).
Target Audience Note:
N.L. Lexile.
Subject: Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873 > Fiction.
Antislavery movements > Fiction.
Feminists > South Carolina > Fiction.
Women's rights > Fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 28 of 31 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Oregon Trail Library District. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at OTLD Irrigon Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 31 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
OTLD Irrigon Branch F KID (Text) 37818000172413 Adult Fiction Checked out 04/25/2025


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