Book of the Day: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Quote of the day: 

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

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Isaac Asimov, an American writer and Professor once described writing as 'thinking through my fingers'. That is a great analogy between the working of the hands and the mind, as the likeness is all but familiar. What we think, we do, or write as the case may be. As a reader, my version of it would be 'dreaming through my fingers'. Each page of a book, a departure to another world where dreams matter.

But enough about analogies. Today, the focus is on Sue Monk Kidd's book titled 'The Invention of Wings'. She is an American writer and best known for her 2002 novel The Secret Life of Bees. This is a first look at Kidd's novel, an author that I was not familiar with initially. In terms of reading material, do you ever step out of your comfort zone and self imposed reading boundaries?. If like me you suspect that you are stuck within a too limited scope in terms of reading, it may be time to step out of your comfort zone and explore more authors.

With the The Invention of Wings, S.M. Kidd, delivers a powerful novel inspired by real life events. It depicts the story and the life of Sarah and Angelina Grimké (Sarah and her sister Angelina were the first American female advocates of abolition and women rights). The novel is set in the 19th Century. Sarah had lots of siblings and her father owned a plantation. On her eleventh birthday, Sarah was presented with a gift - a slave called Hetty 'Handful' Grimké. In effect that was the starting point for the rest of the incredible story that unfolds.

Its certainly a gripping novel, unraveling the layers of human actions and emotions, cause and effect, contrast and variation, and the fight for equality and fairness. It celebrates the birth of unusual friendships, of love and longing, and the most basic of human rights -acceptance.

This is certainly a great novel by Sue Monk Kidd. So what books are you reading lately? Do share in the comments and thanks for visiting as always!


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