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AFC Book Club- " The Vanishing Half"
Conference Via Zoom Tallahassee, Florida 32308 United States
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Category: Webinar
Book for the month of June: .The Vanishing Half examines sisterhood, black identity, and parenthood with compassion and conviction. The Vignes twins grew up inseparable in the ’60s in Mallard, Louisiana, a small town reserved for black residents with light skin. Stella and Desiree Vignes are tall and beautiful, and they dream of lives beyond the lynching of their father and housekeeping for white people, like their mother does. When they flee to New Orleans as teenagers, Stella discovers that she can pass as white, and so begins the fracture that will forever separate the twins. Stella disappears in California and continues to play the part of a white woman, keeping her past a secret from her husband and daughter. After leaving her abusive marriage, Desiree returns to Mallard with her daughter, Jude, who is “black as tar.” Jude, desperate to find a place where she fits in, goes to college in California and discovers she was searching not just for herself but for her mother’s sister. Told in flashbacks and alternating points of view, this novel asks what is personal identity, if not your past. A riveting and sympathetic story about the bonds of sisterhood and just how strong they are, even at their weakest. —Al Woodworth, Amazon Book Review
When: Jun 17, 2021, 01:00 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We will be taking the summer off for Book Club. Check back in the fall for our launch date.Contact: Eileen Johnson, 850-222-3222 or [email protected] |
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