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Experience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Nella Larsen and her devastating masterpiece of two women navigating a friendship in a racially divided world

The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart, Passing is Nella Larsen's devastating masterpiece

Irene Redfield is living a life of careful balance in Harlem when a chance encounter draws her back into the orbit of Clare Kendry, a childhood friend. Passing as white, Clare moves effortlessly through a world that Irene has chosen to reject. Their renewed intimacy is charged with fascination and envy.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS- classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
20 October 2026
Pages
160
ISBN
9781529981308

Experience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Nella Larsen and her devastating masterpiece of two women navigating a friendship in a racially divided world

The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart, Passing is Nella Larsen's devastating masterpiece

Irene Redfield is living a life of careful balance in Harlem when a chance encounter draws her back into the orbit of Clare Kendry, a childhood friend. Passing as white, Clare moves effortlessly through a world that Irene has chosen to reject. Their renewed intimacy is charged with fascination and envy.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS- classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
20 October 2026
Pages
160
ISBN
9781529981308

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