When No One Is Watching: A ThrillerĪlyssa Cole’s imagination jumps off the pages in When No One Is Watching: A Thriller. If you’re curious about the encounter and how Irene Redfield reacts, you can purchase Passing on Amazon here. The novel is a thought-provoking read and worth investigating. Protagonist Irene Redfield is living in Harlem’s vibrant society in 1920, she thought her life was amazing until she ran into a childhood friend who is ‘passing’ as a low melanated aka a white person.

Her work in Passing is remarkable and worth a glance for those who want to take a look at how life experiences can change based on how societies view someone. PassingĪuthor Nella Larsen was the first African-American woman to be awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. If you haven’t yet read the amazing work within The Mothers, you can purchase the novel on Amazon here. Set in a melanated community in Southern California, The Mothers goes over life choices, the consequences of your actions, and learning to love yourself despite the mistakes you’ve made. This New York Times Bestseller addresses several difficult life questions. The Mothers features a number of the same themes as The Vanishing Half. It makes sense to begin the list with another Brit Bennett novel. With that, let’s jump right to it! The Mothers: A Novel You will most likely find a novel you were unfamiliar with that will grab your interest. Today we’re going to look at 20 novels that share similar themes, many of which tackle the experiences of multi-ethnic individuals, the experience of women, and cultures outside the United States. Bennett is also known for The Mothers, a novel that is also a New York Times Bestseller that touches on many of the same themes in a similarly captivating fashion.

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