![]() The fact that they came from the same town as that in which Sue lived spurred her on to write this revealing and, ultimately, uplifting novel. You haven't heard of the Grimkés? Don't let it worry you: Sue herself only came across them for the first time when, as an adult, she read their names on a plaque celebrating women of achievement. ![]() Sue Monk Kidd has chosen the true story of the Grimké sisters for her fiction follow-up to the acclaimed The Secret Life of Bees. However each in their own way will rebel Hetty empowered by her seamstress mother's ancient African tales of resistance and Sarah (alongside her sister Angelina) empowered by defiant dreams. ![]() They grow up together on the Grimkés' Charleston plantation separated by conventions thought to be set in stone. It walks towards her decorated with a purple ribbon for 'it' is Hetty, Sarah's new personal slave. On her 11th birthday Sarah Grimké is given a special present. Bold, poignant and ultimately uplifting, Sue Monk Kidd's standards certainly haven't dropped this may be even better than The Secret Lives of Bees. ![]() Summary: Historical fiction based on a true story as two sisters fight against slavery and disenfranchisement. ![]()
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