The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

How I Found: Sitting at the bottom of a pile of books lent by a friend, I'm glad I inadvertently saved this one for last. This novel covers the lives of twin girls, both remarkably light-skinned even in a town which prides itself on this trait revealing how even when our skin color doesn't give us away our heritage still holds power over us.
Why You Might Read: As the twins Stella and Desiree become women, their lives divide and reveal how our choices influence our life just as much as our past, though, and we are reminded, "Memory works that way—like seeing forward and backward at the same time." But this novel isn't just about our individual memory, but our collective one and how we must reconcile where we came from with where we are going.

Tell Me:  Have you read this book?  What did you think?