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Twins, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds : one black and one white. The Vignes sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything, including their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape.
Across the country, the other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, although separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen when their own daughters' story lines intersect ? Weaving together multiple strands and generations, from the Deep South to California. from the 1950s to the 1990s, The Vanishing Half is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of race, gender, and identity, and the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's desires and expectations.
The Vanishing Act
Twin sisters, they have always been inseparable until their paths take opposite direction. One will choose to pass for one White and the other will choose to come back in the small town she vowed to never set foot again on.
For her second novel, Brit Bennet explores powerful themes such as colorism within the Black community, passing, motherhood, sisterhood, family link as well as family secrets.
Upon finishing this book, it will stay with you for a long time.