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Subject(s)

• African American women—Fiction [Browse]
• Racially mixed people—Fiction [Browse]
• Identity (Psychology)—Fiction [Browse]
• Passing (Identity)—Fiction [Browse]
• Female friendship—Fiction [Browse]
• Human skin color—Fiction [Browse]
• New York (N.Y.)—Fiction [Browse]
• Married women—Fiction [Browse]

Writer of introduction

• Bernard, Emily, 1967- [Browse]

Contributor

• Davis, Thadious M., 1944- [Browse]

Series

Penguin classics [More in this series]

Summary note

"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."--Provided by publisher

Notes

• "This edition published 2020"--Title page verso.
• "First published in the United States of America by Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1929. Edition with an introduction and notes by Thadious M. Davis published in Penguin Books 1997. Previous edition ith an introduction by Emily Bernard published in Penguin Books 2018."

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN

• 9780143129424
• 0143129422 (hardcover)

OCLC

1141858982

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