I read, The Invention of Wings because I’ve read Sue Monk Kidd before and I’ve loved it. I had heard this book was good but I knew practically nothing about the plot until I started listening to it.
It was such a lovely, such a heart wrenching, such an interesting story that I am really glad I read it. As someone who didn’t grow up here, I don’t know enough about abolition, let alone about women’s role in it. This was a really interesting read for me.
Recommended if historical novels are interesting to you.
This was my book club’s selection last month. I also listened to it and thought it was brilliant. The narration was first rate and the story so compelling. About half way through I did some googling and was suprised to learn that Sarah Grimké is a ‘real-life’ person. Fascinating how the Quakers were working towards abolition but did not want to fight for women at the same time.