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The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

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#1680 of 8,085 books · #279 in Historical Fiction

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction (2021) and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction (2021).

The Vanishing Half is a story that tracks the lives of twin African American twin sisters who, after witnessing the murder of their father, run away at age 16. One sister begins passing as white and the other sister remains true to her identity. The novel explores the intricacies of identity, family, and race in a provocative, but compassionate way.

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Publisher
Dialogue Books
ISBN-13
9780525536291
Topics
Racial identity and passingFamily and sisterhoodIdentity and belonging

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