Invention of Wings, Paperback/Sue Monk Kidd

Sarah Grimke is the middle daughter. The one her mother calls difficult and her father calls remarkable. This is a powerful, sweeping novel, inspired by real events, and set in the American Deep South in the 19th century. A celebration of the power of friendship and sisterhood against all the odds. 'Unflinchingly depicts the brutality of slavery...a resonant illuminating novel' }Observer{