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This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel moves to a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring mixed attention her way. Growing up in the 1980s, she learns to swallow her overwhelming grief and confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. In the tradition of Jamaica Kincaid's *Annie John* and Toni Morrison's *The Bluest Eye*, here is a portrait of a young girl - and society's ideas of race, class, and beauty.words : 54753

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Author

Durrow, Heidi W.

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781616200374

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

3.6 / 5 (19,476 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14