"There's no pain on earth that doesn't crave a benevolent witness." 
 Let me start off by saying this book isn't for everyone. It's a book about slavery, religion and women's rights in the 19th century and it tells a sad, brutal and honest story. 
 "To remain silent in the face of evil is itself a form of evil." 
 I have never read a Sue Monk Kidd book before, but I definitely need to read some more of her works, because she writes very beautifully. By using subtle imagery and telling the story through two diverse and fascinating characters, she is able to captivate you with these beautiful sentences that makes you think and reflect and relate. 
 "My body might be a slave, but not my mind. For you, it's the other way round." 
 While reading this, one of my friends asked me what it was about. At the time I said it was about a black slave girl and a rich white girl becoming friends and their friendship through 35 years. However, I realize now it's about so much more than that. 
 The Invention of Wings is about fighting for what you believe in and fighting to find something to believe in, in a world where you don't have any power, any freedom of speech or any right, because of your background, your skin color and your gender. 
 The Invention of Wings is a book that will stick with me. I love that even though it's historical fiction, a lot of historical figures are mentioned and some play an important part of the story such as the Grimke sisters, Denmark Vesey, Lucretia Mott and many more. 
 I'm glad I picked this up, I hope those of you that occasionally read historical fiction will give it a try too!