Don't miss the extraordinary new novel from Sue Monk Kidd, The Book
of Longings - published on 21st April 2020, and available to
pre-order now The Invention of Wings: The No. 1 New York Times
bestseller. A powerful and extraordinary novel about the unlikely
friendship between two exceptional women during the last years of
slavery in the US. From the celebrated author of the
multi-million-copy-bestselling novel The Secret Life of Bees.
'Fascinating... A splendid tribute to a pair of true heroines' The
Times 'Wonderful - well-written, moving and engaging by turns, and
always compelling' Daily Mail 'A remarkable novel that heightened
my sense of what it meant to be a woman - slave or free' Oprah
Winfrey 'A resonant, illuminating novel' Observer Sarah Grimke is
the middle daughter. Her mother says she's difficult and her father
says she's remarkable. On Sarah's eleventh birthday, Hetty
'Handful' Grimke is taken from the slave quarters she shares with
her mother, wrapped in lavender ribbons, and presented to Sarah as
a gift. Sarah knows that what she does next will unleash a world of
trouble. She also knows that she cannot accept another person as a
present. And so, indeed, the trouble begins ... A powerful,
sweeping novel, inspired by real events, and set in the American
Deep South in the nineteenth century, The Invention of Wings evokes
a world of shocking contrasts, of beauty and ugliness, of otherwise
respectable people living daily with cruelty they fail to
recognise; and celebrates the power of friendship and sisterhood
against all the odds. What readers say about The Invention of
Wings: 'You cannot fault Sue Monk Kidd's writing; she very adeptly
speaks with both Sarah and Handful's voice. The pictures she paints
are vivid, compelling and haunting; this is not a novel I will
easily forget' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'I was not expecting
this book to grab my heartstrings and pull the way that it did'
Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'The weaving of fact and fiction into a
powerful novel covering abolition of slavery, women's ambitions in
19th century America, love, family, betrayal and hope for a better
future make compelling reading' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
'Unforgettable. This book was completely and utterly dynamic. From
the first word to the last I was enthralled with Sarah and Handful.
So powerful' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
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