New book coming by 'Secret Life of Bees' author NEW YORK — The author of "The Secret Life of Bees" has a novel coming next year, her first since 2005. Viking announced Tuesday that Sue Monk Kidd's "The Invention of Wings" is scheduled for release Jan. 7. Kidd's novel will follow the parallel lives of urban slave Hetty "Handful" Grimke and the girl for whom she serves as a handmaid, Sarah Grimke, a real-life historical figure who grew up to ...
June 12, 2013 - Boston Herald