Passing

Author: Nella Larsen
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Penquin Publishing Group, 2003 (first published in 1929)
Pages: 94
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. Fair, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past. Clare’s childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community, but refuses to acknowledge the racism that continues to constrict her family’s happiness. A chance encounter forces both women to confront the lies they have told others—and the secret fears they have buried within themselves. 

Rating: I loved this. It was compelling on so many levels. The ending is fabulous. It was my choice for a book that is less than 150 pages from my 2016 Reading Challenge.