Inspired by true events, Sue Monk Kidd brings both history and these characters to life. It‘s a beautiful book.
Inspired by true events, Sue Monk Kidd brings both history and these characters to life. It‘s a beautiful book.
“For me, hope is not a metaphor; it's a lived practice. I don't have hope, I do hope. Hope for me is grounded in the reality that wondrous things happen alongside and parallel to the terrible. Every single day.“
This book was just what I needed to read right now.
For the #URC prompt “an anti-fascist“ book and also my #DoubleSpin choice.
How sad that this book has such low rating! I would love for more people to read it. It‘s my second time reading as I love Metaxas‘ writing and love Wilberforce‘s story and person in history. For anyone who enjoys history or biography and the causes of social justice, I highly recommend.
Up next: I‘m hoping to squeeze this one in before the end of the month. I‘m using it for the Book Girls‘ Guide Reading The States Challenge (South Carolina).
It‘s also one of my #unreadbookshelf books!
#bookspinbingo
I know #internationalwomansday has gone but I celebrate woman everyday 🥰 because I just love them. ❤️
My local library has a very small display of books dedicated I think to female authors and female characters, check it out.
#woman #womanshistory #female #girlpower #internationalwomansday
#toloveawoman #mothers
#daughters
#sisters
#grandmothers
#auntie
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A must-read if you have a connection to or are visiting Charleston, South Carolina! A must! Pair it with a walking or small bus tour of the city (please don't take a carriage 😔🐴). With some research, you can find a tour that will take you to many of the places included in this novel. (I recommend Frankly Charleston, Gullah Tours with Alphonse, and Two Sisters) Visit the Aiken-Rhett house as well. Lots of important history in Charleston!
Eye opening book that delves beneath the narrative of the famous abolitionist Grimke sisters to explore their entire family, including the Black cousins their brother fathered with one of the women he enslaved. Highly recommended!
On a warm and breezy night in August 1834, a group of white men, nearly one hundred strong, gathered on Seventh Street, between Shippen and Fitzwater, in Philadelphia.
#FridayReads #FirstLineFriday