The Invention of Wings

Set in the nineteenth-century American South, 'The Invention of Wings' tells the story of Sarah Grimké, an eleven-year-old girl whose world is upended when she receives Hetty 'Handful', an enslaved girl, as a birthday gift. Sarah's refusal to accept this gift ignites a lifelong struggle for freedom and justice, intertwining her destiny with Handful's in a narrative inspired by real historical figures and events.
Why You Should Read?
Explore a powerful narrative spanning decades of the American Antebellum South.
Witness a profound, unlikely friendship tested by the brutalities of slavery and societal constraints.
Gain insight into the early women's rights movement and the fight against injustice.
Discover the lives of historical figures, including the Grimké sisters, through a compelling fictional lens.