The Vanishing Half
A Novel
Brit Bennett
From The New York Times -bestselling author of The Mothers , a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and From The New York...
Publish Date
2020
June 2
Goodreads rating
4.24
ISBN
9780525536291
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Recommendations
7
Recommendations
Dec 20, 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, I wanted to share my annual lists of favorites. I’ll start by sharing my favorite books this year. I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did. – sourceJun 27, 2020
I always enjoy posting a summer book list around this time of year. 📚 are so important IMO - especially in tough times - for wellbeing, perspective, understanding. So even though my reading has been limited this year due to COVID, here’s a few that I’ve enjoyed and recommend. – sourceSep 14, 2020
In episode 288 of the #HappierPodcast, I recommended the brilliant novel “The Vanishing Half” by @britrbennett.
@EllenGamerman’s piece in the @WSJ explores the tremendous buzz around the book: – sourceJul 29, 2020
@DHeiligman @unlikelybkstore @rebeccamakkai I LOVED that book. Reading @britrbennett's The Vanishing Half and it's amazing. So was The Mothers. – sourceJun 06, 2021
Two summer season book recommendations: The Vanishing Half by @britrbennett and The Plot by @JeanHanffKoreli 📚 🏖 – sourceJul 04, 2020
Another book well-deserving of the buzz it’s getting. I’d read a second book on basically any of the secondary characters. – source