A review by crankylibrarian
Passing by Nella Larsen

4.0

Incisive skewering of the cruelty of Black high society during the 1920s. Light skinned Clare Kendry, with her "having" ways is determined to escape a humiliating existence as a poor "tar brushed" relation, making the most of her looks and charm and to "pass" into white society. However, when she attempts to re-enter her old South Side community in Chicago, the results are devastating.