352 pages
English language
Published July 30, 2020 by Penguin Publishing Group.
352 pages
English language
Published July 30, 2020 by Penguin Publishing Group.
Brit Bennett’s chart topping novel, 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 Vanishing Half explores the intricacies of identity, family, and race in a provocative, but compassionate way.