A review by kiwikahuna
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

3.0

Fair skinned twins, Stella and Desiree, escape their childhood town. Stella decides to live her own life pretending to be a white woman and marries rich. Desiree unfortunately marries a black man who abused her so she runs back to her hometown with her daughter Jude. Stella’s own daughter,Kennedy, and Jude eventually meet up in life and their paths cross. Kennedy is an aspiring actress and rebels in her relationship with her mom as she feels like her mom has always held something back from her. Stella finally travels back home and finds that her mom has Alzheimer’s. She leaves behind her wedding ring to help Desiree who has been taking care of their mother, The twins’ mother dies. Jude comes home for the funeral. The ending felt too tidy and didn’t really reconcile Stella’s plot line.