Prejudice and discrimination are nonetheless deeply embedded. Segregation remains in place in the Deep South of America, of course, but the black citizens of Mallard are unusual in that they are particularly light-skinned, a consequence of the town’s history and in particular its founder. The story begins with twin sisters Stella and Desiree Vignes, growing up in the small town of Mallard, Louisiana in the 1950s. It came up as an audiobook suggestion, however, so I decided to give it a go over the summer. The Vanishing Half deals with a similar topic so I was not in a rush to pick it up. I’d recently tried to watch the film Passing (made in 2021 and starring Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson), one that had been on my must-watch list for some time, and I fell asleep less than halfway through! It was slow and I found it hard to get into, but perhaps I should give it another chance. I’d heard a bit about this book before I read it, but I have to say that I had not paid too much attention to it.
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