![]() ![]() Shaken by these events, their bond breaks, and the girls begin to lead two very different lives.Ībandoning Desiree in New Orleans, Stella opts to pass herself off as white, burying her life as a locked secret, marrying a white man, and living well. Stella and Desiree are no exception, being so fair skinned that they could pass as white.Īt 16, after witnessing their father’s brutal murder, the twins flee to New Orleans to start a new life together. Although the surrounding towns know this is a Black community, the people of the town are careful to only marry others who are as light skinned as themselves. Their home is in the small fictional town of Mallard, whose residents are all light-skinned African American individuals. In June 2020, acclaimed author Brit Bennett released her highly anticipated second novel, The Vanishing Half, and it did not disappoint!ĭebuting at number one on the New York Times bestsellers list, the story follows Stella and Desiree Vignes, identical twins living in 1950s Louisiana. ![]()
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