The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett Brit Bennett

About this book

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.

Subjects

  • adult
  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • african american women
  • coming of age
  • compassion
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • fiction, family life
  • fiction, family life, general
  • fiction, psychological
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • history
  • identity
  • identity (philosophical concept)
  • literary
  • literary fiction
  • new york times bestseller
  • new york times reviewed
  • nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2020-06-21
  • passing (identity)
  • race
  • sisters
  • sisters, fiction
  • twins
  • twins, fiction
  • women