The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - Book Review
The Vanishing Half was published in June 2020 by Brit Bennett. She was inspired to write this book by the stories her mum would tell her about her southern past, especially about one where her mother mentioned that there were towns where people would intermarry so their children would get lighter. And from there, the idea was born and grew with each day. Although the storyline is fiction, this novel does touch on the truth about how American society was in the past and still is. The story starts its focus on a pair of twins Desiree and Stella; they are from a small town in the south called Mallard, so small that it is not even on the map. But the pair want adventure and to leave this place, so they escape, leaving their mum alone. Until one day, years later, Desiree comes back, but she is not alone; she has brought her daughter, Jude, as well. There’s a big difference between Desiree and her daughter - their skin tone. Both are black, but Desiree is light-skinned just like everyone el