Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.
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Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.
Loved reading this - really meaningful
Imprint | Dialogue Books |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | April 2021 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2020 |
Authors | Brit Bennett |
Dimensions | 198 x 126 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 384 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-349-70147-9 |
Barcode | 9780349701479 |
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LSN | 0-349-70147-4 |