# The Vanishing Half
*A Novel*

**Author(s):** Brit Bennett
**Unpaid SageChimp rating:** insufficient data (0 unpaid reviews; need 5)
**Verdict JSON:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-vanishing-half/verdict.json
**Pages:** 352
**Publisher:** Riverhead Books
**Published:** Tue Jun 02 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780525536291
**ISBN-10:** 0525536299
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-vanishing-half

## Description

Brit Bennett’s chart topping novel, The Vanishing Half, is a story that tracks the lives of twin African American twin sisters who, after witnessing the murder of their father, run away at age 16. One sister begins passing as white and the other sister remains true to her identity. The Vanishing Half explores the intricacies of identity, family, and race in a provocative, but compassionate way.

## SageChimp reader verdict

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- **Unpaid reviews:** 0
- **ARC / incentivized reviews:** 0
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