The improbable relationship between Sarah Grimke, the
daughter of a prosperous judge and slave owner, and a slave named Handful is at
the heart of this story, set in Charleston, South Carolina. Handful is presented on Sarah’s birthday as a
gift—a personal maidservant. Told in
alternating chapters narrated by Handful and Sarah over many years, the tale
speaks of the oppression felt by both.
Sarah wants an education such as the one her brothers are afforded; she
longs to be a valued. Influenced by her
rebellious mother, Handful, desires her freedom.
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