{"product_id":"9780008554286","title":"Passing","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.                         �_~She wished to find out about this hazardous business of �_opassing,�__ this breaking away from all that was familiar and friendly to take one�_Ts chance in another environment�_݃_T                    The elegant Clare Kendry glides through New York�_Ts high-society circles with ease, until the day she is reacquainted with her childhood friend, Irene. Clare chooses to �_~pass�_T as white, hiding her African American heritage from her bigoted husband, while Irene leads a life that embraces it. As both women observe the other, a relationship of mutual fascination, obsession and secrets begins, one that will end in devastating circumstances.             Published in 1929, Nella Larsen�_Ts Passing lays bare the complexities of identity, race, class and gender. The novella established Larsen as one of the most important female authors in American literature and is considered a literary masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45458966347997,"sku":"9780008554286","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9780008554286.jpg?v=1719958060","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780008554286","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}