A powerful literary novel by Brit Bennett that follows the lives of identical twin sisters, Desiree and Stella Vignes, who grow up in a small Southern Black community in the United States. As adults, their lives take dramatically different paths: one returns to her hometown with her daughter, while the other chooses to pass as white and live a completely different life. Spanning several decades, the novel explores race, identity, family, class, secrets, and the consequences of the choices we make.