《翅膀的发明》

    From the author of “The Secret Life of Bees,” this great novel is about two unforgettable American women.

    Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a book of hope, daring, the quest* for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world.

    Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early 19th century Charleston, wants life beyond the walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is restricted* by the limits imposed on women.

    Kidd’s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah’s 11th birthday, when she is given ownership of 10-year-old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their unusual journeys over the next 35 years, as both strive for* a life of their own, dramatically changing each other’s destinies* and forming a complex* relationship marked by guilt, defiance*, estrangement* and the uneasy ways of love.

    As the stories build to a climax, Handful will suffer 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’s rights movements.

    It’s available at domestic online bookstores such as dangdang.com.(SD-Agencies)