{"id":49444,"date":"2025-01-28T18:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-invention-of-wings\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T18:17:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:17:01","slug":"the-invention-of-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-invention-of-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Invention of Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$18.00<\/del> - $9.90<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jan 28, 2025 18:17:01 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/0143121707?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>From the celebrated author of\u00a0The Secret Life of Bees and the forthcoming novel The Book of Longings,\u00a0a novel about two unforgettable American women.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Hetty \u201cHandful\u201d 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Kidd\u2019s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah\u2019s 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\u2019s destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s rights movements.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s cunning mother, Charlotte, who courts danger in her search for something better.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p> Publisher                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Penguin Books; Reprint edition (May 5, 2015) <br \/> Language                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 English <br \/> Paperback                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 400 pages <br \/> ISBN-10                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 0143121707 <br \/> ISBN-13                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 978-0143121701 <br \/> Lexile measure                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 920L <br \/> Item Weight                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 2.31 pounds <br \/> Dimensions                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 0.7 x 5 x 7.7 inches <\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-\">\n<h3 data-hook=\"cr-insights-heading-label\" class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the book engaging with its skillful narrative and well-crafted writing style. They appreciate the well-developed characters and their emotional depth. The storyline is thought-provoking and educational, providing a clear perspective on slavery&#8217;s historical and emotional aspects. Readers describe the book as inspirational and profound, touching on personal heartbreak and family ties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-csa-c-item-id=\"ai_generated_text_banner\" data-csa-c-owner=\"CustomerReviews\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"cr-product-insights-cards_ai-generated-text\" data-csa-c-type=\"uxElement\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-ai-generated-text\" class=\"a-size-small a-color-secondary\">AI-generated from the text of customer reviews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> From the celebrated author of\u00a0The Secret Life of Bees and the forthcoming novel The Book of Longings,\u00a0a novel about two unforgettable American women. 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