Their skin is light as is most of the people in the town Mallard. You have two sisters-Desiree and Stella-identical but also different in many ways. Race is a significant part of the book as the twins are in fact divided by race. It doesn’t mean one book will solve all the problems but I do think it will help enlighten people on the different struggles that others go through. I truly believe that reading can get to people more so than other mediums. Many people are turning to books to learn, listen and evolve.

People of all races and ages are going to the streets to show their support for the black community and Black Lives Matter. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters’ storylines intersect? RaceĪs I write this, a majority of the country finally woke up to the racial injustice that is suffered by the black community. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. 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: their families, their communities, their racial identities. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. So when a rare novel comes around that is truly one of a kind, it’s definitely one to savor. Honestly, originality it not as common as we would like with novels. There are few books that truly blow me away and this one did by far. The writing is exceptional and the subject matter more relevant than ever before. This is not just a book to read over the summer, it will be on all the best books of 2020 lists at the end of the year. But I don’t think I’ve ever used so many tabs before-every chapter, even every line, was something to highlight. This is due to all the tabs that I placed in sections to refer back to when I write my book club questions. So you might notice with the book photo that it looks like the novel is partially opened.

The vanishing half summary