Gothic, horror suspense set on a “God-Forgotten” island off SCOTLAND
The Vanishing Half
Location(s): New Orleans
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): Contemporary
This one is sure to be one of 2020’s best and boldest by the author of The Mothers. Identical twin sisters Stella and Desiree are born in a small Southern community in the 1960s, when they decide to run away from home at 16 and carve out new lives in New Orleans. But as they turn down separate paths, Desiree returns home with her daughter, while Stella conjures a life of secrecy as a black woman passing as white. A tale of family, identity, race, history and perception, Bennett’s next masterpiece is a triumph of character-driven narrative.
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