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Passing

By: Nella Larsen
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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Summary

First published to critical acclaim in 1929, Passing is a remarkable exploration of the shifting racial and sexual boundaries in 1920s New York, and still carries relevance today as a modern classic.

Irene Redfield is a woman with an enviable life. She and her successful husband, Brian, share a comfortable Harlem townhouse with their sons. But everything changes on the day she encounters a long-lost childhood friend. Clare Kendry - light-skinned, charming and beautiful - tells Irene how she left behind the black neighbourhood of her adolescence and began passing for white, hiding her true identity from everyone, including her racist husband....
Public Domain (P)2003 Recorded Books LLC
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Excellent story with a surprise ending

this is a really good portrayal of the racial struggle as well as highlighting the fears many women have even without the race issue. the ending shocked and surprised me, though looking back, it couldn't have ended any other way.

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Passing

This was a fascinating story. it was very well narrated.
i had not heard of the term 'Passing' and liked the over view of the story.
I really didn't want it to end.
wel worth a listen/read.

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