The Invention of Wings is a story that takes place in the 1800s south. An 11 year old well-to-do girl Sarah Grimke, is awarded her own slave, 10 year old Hetty. Even at the age of 11, Sarah is against slavery; something that is balked at publicly and within her family, so for her young years, her thoughts are basically kept to herself. The story continues through Sarah's adulthood with her younger sister Nina with whom she is very close. Hetty's heartbreaking past is shown throughout the story and Sarah's & Nina's determination for abolition and suffrage become very public.
I was struck by how forward thinking these women were, very much into equality for all, and then I realized when reading the Author's Note, Sue Monk Kidd had done research on these women who were in fact, real women and leaders of abolition and women's rights. Although the story of Sarah & Nina is based on fact, it's a well written âthickly imaginedâ story inspired by their lives.
In the end, Sarah unselfishly and bravely does her best to help Hetty because their care and friendship for each other never really wavers.
I was struck by how forward thinking these women were, very much into equality for all, and then I realized when reading the Author's Note, Sue Monk Kidd had done research on these women who were in fact, real women and leaders of abolition and women's rights. Although the story of Sarah & Nina is based on fact, it's a well written âthickly imaginedâ story inspired by their lives.
In the end, Sarah unselfishly and bravely does her best to help Hetty because their care and friendship for each other never really wavers.
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