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👋 Hello readers!👋 I'd bet our August pick is already on your radar. Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half was basically an immediate bestseller, and it's already been optioned for a TV series. It's everywhere, and it deserves all the hype. You might have noticed that we usually try not to pick books that are SUPER big — but I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to share this one with all of you.
Enter for a chance at a signed copy or free audiobook here!
The book follows identical twin sisters Desiree and Stella after they've run away from their small Southern hometown in 1968, to find a new life in New Orleans. When their world expands, their lives diverge: Stella goes north to live as a white woman, marrying a white man who knows nothing of her past; and Desiree has a daughter with an abusive man intent on punishing her for her light-skin privilege, eventually leaving with her daughter and returning to Mallard. The novel spans decades, following the sisters’ daughters as their own stories intertwine, in a captivating, expansive, and insightful story about family, race, gender, and identity.
Check out the first chapter here.
❤️ 📚 Arianna
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