![]() Why was it necessary for Sarah to leave all the things dear to her mother and family - Charleston society, beautiful ornamentation, reputation and even place - in order to live with her personal convictions? What was the hardest for her to break with? Sarah's family's story relies on enslavement.Why do you think that is? How does the ability to tell one's own story shape one's identity? Charlotte's story quilt is her greatest treasure.In what ways did these other women define who Sarah and Handful became? Discuss Sarah's relationship with her mother and sisters and Handful's with her mother and sister. This is also a novel about family relationships and history, particularly as seen through the women in the story.Do you think their relationship with each other is central to how they developed? Or was the chance to read two perspectives more important than the actual relationship? The novel is presented as a story about two characters, Sarah and Handful. ![]()
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