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The beautiful, elegant, and ambitious Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. A light-skinned African American married to a white man unaware of her racial heritage, Clare has severed all ties to her past to become part of white, middle-class society. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, as light-skinned as Clare, has chosen to remain within the African-American community. Married to a successful doctor and the mother of two boys, Irene refuses to acknowledge the racism she grew up with and that continues to set limits on her family's happiness. A chance encounter forces both women to confront the lies they have told others and the secret fears they have buried within themselves.
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Passing, Nella Larsen, Thadious M. Davis
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- Released
- 1997
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Passing
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nella Larsen, Thadious M. Davis
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 0141180250
- ISBN13
- 9780141180250
- Series
- Categories
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- The beautiful, elegant, and ambitious Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. A light-skinned African American married to a white man unaware of her racial heritage, Clare has severed all ties to her past to become part of white, middle-class society. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, as light-skinned as Clare, has chosen to remain within the African-American community. Married to a successful doctor and the mother of two boys, Irene refuses to acknowledge the racism she grew up with and that continues to set limits on her family's happiness. A chance encounter forces both women to confront the lies they have told others and the secret fears they have buried within themselves.