The fading half

Translation: Iman Marouf As long as the two girls are identical twins, but after fleeing from their small restricted community at the age of 16, not only did their daily lives change, but everything else also changed; their family, their communities, and even their racial identity. Through weaving stories of multiple generations of this family, from the depths of the South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brett Bennett presents an emotional and inspiring family story and a wonderful exploration of American history. And if we look closely beyond issues of race, the fading half narrative considers the lasting impact of the past because it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the reasons and multiple worlds in which people sometimes feel the desire to live in a different mold that does not belong to their origins. And as with her bestselling work in The New York Times "The Mothers," Brett Bennett here offers an inspiring reflection on family and kinship that we can only describe as an immersive, provocative, compassionate, and wise stance at the same time.