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SUMMARY:Tayari Jones & Brit Bennett n conversation with Ellah P. Wakatama
 
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DESCRIPTION:How do you live with the kind of secret that could explode so
 meone’s entire life? In Tayari Jones’ Silver Sparrow\, Dana and her moth
 er have always known that James\, their father and husband\, is a bigami
 st\, while Dana’s half-sister Charisse and her mother are ignorant of hi
 s double life. In Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half identical twin Stell
 a chooses to pass as white\, keeping her real identity hidden from her h
 usband and daughter\, while her sister Desiree has a dark-skinned daught
 er whose path unexpectedly crosses Stella’s. Two brilliant books about l
 ove\, family\, secrets\, race\, class\, identity and belonging\, certain
  to generate an illuminating discussion. Tayari is the author of four no
 vels\, including An American Marriage\, which won the Women’s Prize for 
 Fiction. Brit is the author of two novels\; The Vanishing Half is longli
 sted for the National Book Award. They will be in conversation with Ella
 h P. Wakatama. \n\nA Manchester Literature Festival event presented in p
 artnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester.    \
 n\nApproximate running time 60 minutes. This event will be available for
  ticket holders to watch for 72 hours after the streamed broadcast.   \n
 \nBook now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tayari-jones-brit-bennett-in-
 conversation-with-ellah-p-wakatama-tickets-122660088627\n
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LOCATION:Online
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