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The Vanishing Half
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Charlene Roberson
Jul 13, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Do we ever really know anyone? Even ourselves?

Two little light-skinned black girls live in a small Louisiana town that doesn't even really exist. As teenagers, they run away and only one returns, but not for years. The other one chooses another kind of life and spends it hiding from her true identity. But which has chosen the better life?

Years later, their daughters will meet and try to figure that out.

A good read. Very thought provoking.
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dona
Aug 29, 2020 rated it really liked it