The Vanishing Half

a poignant, hopeful, and thought-provoking story of twin sisters that chose to live very different lives.

We follow Stella and Desiree's stories along with their daughters. I loved that their daughters' perspectives were included because it shows us how each sister's decisions affected the upbringing of their children and eventually, their children's lives as adults.

There are a lot of heavy topics in this book and sometimes it felt too much and the focus was shifting from racial identity, but it did make the book feel more realistic as one doesn't ever go through life dealing with just one thing.