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The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

2020352 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2020
first published
  • 2020Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780349701462
  • 2020Dialogue Books · 386 pages · ENGISBN 9780349702803
  • 2021John Murray Press · 384 pagesISBN 9780349701479
  • 2022Riverhead Books · 400 pagesISBN 9780525536963
  • 2020PENGUIN USISBN 9780593190197
  • 2020Riverhead Books · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780525536291
  • 2020Random House Large Print · 480 pagesISBN 9780593286104
  • 2021Literatura Random House · 352 pagesISBN 9788439738640

Brit Bennett’s chart topping novel, ***The Vanishing Half***, is a story that tracks the lives of twin African American twin sisters who, after witnessing the murder of their father, run away at age 16. One sister begins passing as white and the other sister remains true to her identity. ***The Vanishing Half*** explores the intricacies of identity, family, and race in a provocative, but compassionate way.

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