The Vanishing Half is one of the most well written and interesting books I have read this year. The main characters in this one are twin sisters, Desiree and Stella, and their daughters, Jude and Kennedy. While they are black, the skin color of the twins is light enough that one of them (Stella) decides to “pass” as white and disappear from the other twin’s (Desiree) life. The story focuses on this idea of "passing as white" and jumps back and forth in time from the perspectives of different characters. The structure and the content of the story is truly original and Bennett's writing is remarkable. I already have another one of her books on loan from the library (The Mothers) and I cannot wait to read that one as well.