Charlene Carr has published eleven novels. Her first agented novel, Hold My Girl, was named
one of the Best Books of 2023 by CBC, shortlisted for multiple awards, and has been optioned
for adaptation to the screen. Carr lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with her husband and young daughters.
Her new novel is We Rip the World Apart.
At The Nerd Daily Carr tagged six books that explore themes of identity and belonging. One title on the list:
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettRead about another entry on the list.
The Vanishing Half is the story of identical twins who take on differing racial identities—one Black, one white—whichleads them to lead extremely different lives. The sister who is ‘passing’ has chosen to live a lie, hiding her true racial background from everyone she knows and loves, even her child.
Spanning decades, the novel is a compelling, emotional read that kept me compulsively turning the pages as it explored questions of identity and the ways in which so many of us, either in small or massive ways, present multiple versions of ourselves as we search for a place to belong.
The Vanishing Half is among Beth Morrey‘s top ten single mothers in fiction.
--Marshal Zeringue
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