Kidd, Sue Monk: *1948
The Invention of Wings, 2014 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- Sarah Grimké. The book takes on both slavery and feminism — and it's inspired by the life of a real historical figure:
- Information from Sue Monk Kidd`s Homepage
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- Facts
- The novel was awarded Elle Magazine’s Grand Prix Reader’s Prize for favorite book of fiction for 2014. Library Journal selected The Invention of Wings as one their Best Book’s of 2014, and it was runner up for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction.
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- Reviews
- Taking Flight. NYT Sunday Book review; January 24, 2014
- Review. The Guardian; January 5, 2014
- The Washington Post; January 6, 2014
- The Boston Globe; January 10, 2014
- Articles
- Audio (5:48)
In An Age Of Slavery, Two Women Fight For Their 'Wings'. Their lives are wrapped together — beginning, against their wills, when they're young girls. One is a slave; the other, her reluctant owner. One strives her whole life to be free; the other rebels against her slave-owning family. NPR Radio; January 8, 2014
Transcript - Sue Monk Kidd Tackles Race in 'The Invention of Wings'. The New York Times; January 6, 2014.
- Can white people write about slavery?: A dicussion of Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Invention of Wings”. Hope Lee; June 2, 2014
- Audio (5:48)
- Interviews
- Oprah Talks with Sue Monk Kidd About the Novel