Clare Kendry has severed all ties to her past. Elegant,fair-skinned and ambitious,she 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.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241472712Number of pages: 128Weight: 100 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 7 mm
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