Invention of wings. Sue Monk Kidd. 2014.

Handful's always been trouble. A slave in the Grimké household like her beloved mother Charlotte, Handful knows the rules, in all their brutality, but no one can stop her pushing them to the limit. When, at ten years old, she's presented to her owner's most difficult daughter,

Sarah, as a birthday present, the sparks begin to fly...

Enthralling, shocking, sometimes humorous, always inspiring, The Invention of Wings has won the hearts of readers around the world. As have Handful and Sarah - two girls who grow up never doing as they're told.