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The invention of wings (11 CD) a novel

The invention of wings (11 CD) a novel

Kidd, Sue Monk.
Sound Recording 2014

Follows Hetty "Handful" Grimke, a Charleston slave, and Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family. The novel begins on Sarah's eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership over Handful, who is to be her handmaid. "The Invention of Wings" follows the next thirty-five years of their lives. Inspired in part by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke (a feminist, suffragist and, importantly, an abolitionist), Kidd allows herself to go beyond t...

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ISBN:
9781490602707
Edition:
Unabridged
Description:
11 audio discs (13 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
digital recording
Notes:
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container
Compact disc
In container (17 cm.)
Recording originally produced by Penguin Audio, p2014
Release date supplied by publisher
Title from container
Narrated by Jenna Lamia, Adepero Oduye, and Sue Monk Kidd
Control Number:
3148067
Other Authors:
Lamia, Jenna, narrator
Oduye, Adepero, narrator
Penguin Audio (Firm)
Recorded Books, LLC
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