Passing

Clare Kendry is married to a white man who is unaware of her African-American heritage. When she renews her acquaintance with her childhood friend Irene, both women are forced to reassess their marriages and confront the secret fears they have buried within themselves. Nella Larsen's portrayal of lives and identities colliding established her as a leading writer of America's Harlem Renaissance.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2020
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Clare Kendry has cut all ties to her past. She is an elegant, fair-skinned, and ambitious woman who is married to a white man who is unaware of her African-American heritage. When she renews her acquaintance with her childhood friend Irene, who has not hidden her origins, both women are forced to reassess their marriages, the lies they have told, and to confront the secret fears they have buried within themselves. Nella Larsen's intense, taut, and psychologically nuanced portrayal of lives and identities dangerously colliding established her as a leading writer of America's Harlem Renaissance.

The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

Weight: 102g
Dimension: 198 x 128 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241472712