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#1 New York Times bestseller
One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year
Named a Best Book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, People, Time Magazine, Vanity Fair, and Glamor
New York Times Readers’ Choice: The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
2021 Women’s Finalists
“Bennett’s tone and style are reminiscent of James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but especially Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel The Bluest Eye.” —Keeley Reed, Wall Street Journal
“A story that is absolutely and universally timeless. . . . An accomplished and deeply moving novel for any era. It is poignant and deftly attuned to the here and now about who we are and who we are.” It’s a question of who we want to be…” – Entertainment Weekly
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mother comes a stunning new novel about twin sisters who were inseparable as children and ultimately chose to live in two very different worlds, one as black and one as White people.
The Vigne twins are always identical. But after growing up together in a small black community in the South and running away from home at age sixteen, their differences as adults were not just in the form of daily life, but everything: their families, their communities, their races identity. Years later, a sister lives with her black daughter in the same Southern town she once tried to escape. Another secretly passes herself off as white, and her white husband knows nothing about her past. Still, even with so much distance and as many lies, the twins’ fates remain intertwined. What happens to the next generation when their own daughter’s storylines intersect?
Brit Bennett weaves together the family’s multiple strands and generations, from the 1950s to the 1990s, and from the Deep South to California, to create a story that is both compelling and emotionally rich. story, and a fascinating exploration of America’s lost history. Moving beyond issues of race, The Lost Half considers the lasting impact of the past as it shapes a person’s decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons why people sometimes feel forced to live differently from others and field. their origins.
Like her New York Times bestselling debut Mother, Brit Bennett tells a compelling and compelling story about family and relationships that is as immersive as it is provocative, compassionate, and wise .
Publisher : Riverhead Books; Reprint (February 1, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525536965
ISBN-13 : 978-0525536963
Item Weight : 2.31 lbs
Dimensions : 5.03 x 1.01 x 7.92 inches
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