Oct 4, 2020
Identical twin sisters Stella and
Desiree Vignes grow up together in a small, southern black
community where the inhabitants have noteably light skin. When they
run away at the age sixteen they make very different choices. One
will marry and then return to her hometown, the other will live her
life passing for white, knowing she can never go back. What will
happen, though, when the next generation of their families
connects?
Race,
identity, family, love, belonging, all thoughtfully woven through a
compulsive page-turner that had both Laura and Kate’s book clubs
talking... We may just have found the perfect book club book. Did
we have anything bad to say about it? Listen in to find
out.
Booklist:
A Drop of Patience by William Melvin Kelley, Girl,
Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and Passing by
Nella Larsen
Upcoming shows will be on Bonjour Tristesse by
Françoise Sagan and The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. Why not read
along with us. Drop us a line and let us know what you think, and
we can weave your comments into the show.
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