About the author
Brit Bennett is an American novelist and essayist from Southern California. Her fiction examines Black communities, family secrets, race, colourism, gender, ambition, and the identities people construct when leaving home does not end its claims.
The Mothers follows a church community and a consequential teenage decision. The Vanishing Half broadens the scale across twin sisters and their daughters, using passing and performance to show how one separation reshapes several families.
Where to start
Start with The Vanishing Half for the multigenerational story of twin sisters who choose different racial identities, or The Mothers for Bennett's more concentrated debut.
