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Sera
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
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Nikki Morse
Oct 10, 2016 rated it liked it
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
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Windy
Mar 09, 2015 rated it it was amazing
I really enjoyed this one. I found the dual narrative compelling and loved how Handful and Sarah each had their own distinct voices.
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Lisa Rosen
Jan 22, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Jana
Oct 13, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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