The #1 New York Times bestseller of hope, daring, and the quest for freedom taken on by two unforgettable American women, from the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees. "A remarkable novel that heightened my sense of what it meant to be a woman - slave or free . . a conversation changer." - Oprah Winfrey, O, The Oprah Magazine "Powerful...furthers our essential understanding of what has happened among us as Americans - and why it still matters." -The Washington Post Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world--and it is now the newest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. Hetty "Handful" Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose...
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En fantastisk bok om slaveriet i Sydstaterna. Otäck men också varmhjärtad. Om vänskapen mellan Trubbel (slav) och Sarah "ägare". Om ett lapptäcke med minnen och om hur vingarna ska växa ut och ge dem frihet. Om syskonen Sarah och Angelina Grimké , de första kvinnorna som reste runt och talade för slaveriets avskaffande. LÄS!