Orphaned and alone, Rachel is taken under the wing of her strict African-American grandmother and moved to a mostly black community where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and astonishing beauty start to attract a troubling level of attention. As the terrible secrets begin to emerge, Rachel learns to swallow her grief and construct her own self-image in a world that wants to see her as either Black or White.
Orphaned and alone, Rachel is taken under the wing of her strict African-American grandmother and moved to a mostly black community where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and astonishing beauty start to attract a troubling level of attention. As the terrible secrets begin to emerge, Rachel learns to swallow her grief and construct her own self-image in a world that wants to see her as either Black or White.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940171539047 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | W. F. Howes |
| Publication date: | 01/07/2016 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Sales rank: | 923,224 |
Related Subjects
- Awards
- Fiction
- Fiction Subjects
- Conflicts - Fiction
- Family & Friendship - Fiction
- Literary Styles & Movements - Fiction
- Love & Relationships - Fiction
- Politics & Social Issues - Fiction
- Culture Clash - Fiction
- Extended Families - Fiction
- Family Illness & Death - Fiction
- Fiction - Other
- Interracial Relationships - Fiction
- Prejudice - Fiction
- Awadhi dialect->Verb
- Soils->Scotland->Girvan region
- 2008 Bellwether Prize for Fiction
- Washington Post Best Fiction & Poetry of 2010
Videos
