How I Found: Pinterest is full of recommendations for reads, and I love posts that group by genre like Historical Fiction which is where I uncovered Kidd’s newest novel in which I discovered the Grimke sisters. These women were both abolitionists and a part of the suffrage movement, but I had never heard of them. It was like once again reading Sojourner Truth’s “And Ain’t I a Woman,” and realizing as Eavan Boland wrote, “It’s a Woman’s World.” Why You Might Read: If you too find yourself flabbergasted that these powerful figures still remain hidden, help share their story. Kidd expertly stitches the story of Sarah and the slave, Handful, who was gifted to her into a vibrant patchwork where both girls remember, “The world had been such a beckoning place once,” yet both are forced to surrender to the horrors of their society. This book serves as a reminder of how far we’ve come and how far we’ve yet to go. Tell Me: Have you read this book? What did you think?
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