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I loved this fictionalized rendition of the lives of Sarah and Angelina Grimke. I had never heard of these 2 women until my daughter learned about them in school. Her teacher told me about this book, and since I already owned it on Kindle, I figured that now as a good a time as any to read it.
The sisters were daughters of a slave-owning family in Charleston, South Carolina. The sisters abhorred slavery and later became leading voices of abolition, racial equality and the rights of women. Kidd g ...more
The sisters were daughters of a slave-owning family in Charleston, South Carolina. The sisters abhorred slavery and later became leading voices of abolition, racial equality and the rights of women. Kidd g ...more

I have been having a REALLY hard time reading - I picked this up in an attempt to prime the pump with something easy to read. This historical fiction about the Grimke sisters and the relationship between one of them and her slave fit the bill, strangely. It was interesting. I guess I like historical fiction more that I thought. And it certainly followed the line of Oprah approved books for white women to understand racism.
In the second half of the book, Sarah Grimke's voice shone bright, while ...more
In the second half of the book, Sarah Grimke's voice shone bright, while ...more

Jun 05, 2014
Vesra (When She Reads)
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