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Passing [electronic resource]
(based on Goodreads ratings)ISBN 9780307431585
Bib Id 2468184
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9780307431585 (electronic bk)
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Passing [electronic resource]
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1 online resource
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Two women in 1920s New York discover how fluid and dangerous our perceptions of race can be in this electrifying classic of the Harlem Renaissance-w ith an introduction by Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman , finalist for the 2016 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Irene Redfield is living an affluent, enviable life with her husband and children in the thriving African American enclave of Harlem in the 1920s. That is, until she runs into her childhood friend, Clare Kendry. Since they last saw each other, Clare, who is similarly light-skinned, has been "passing" for a white woman, married to a racist man who does not know about his wife's real identity, which she has chosen to hide from the rest of the world. Irene is both fascinated and repulsed by Clare's dangerous secret, and in turn, Clare yearns for Irene's sense of ease and...
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Text Difficulty 3 - Text Difficulty 4
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Electronic reproduction. New York : Modern Library, 2007. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1830 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).
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